People's Participation Party
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Participation Party
국민참여당 Gukmin Chamyeodang |
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| Leader | Rhyu Si-min |
| Founded | January 17, 2010 |
| Dissolved | December 5, 2011 |
| Split from | Uri Party |
| Merged into | Unified Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | 5-5 Changjeon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
| Ideology |
Social liberalism Pro-Roh Moo-hyun |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
0 / 299
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| Seats within local government |
29 / 3,893
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| Website | |
| handypia.org | |
| Participation Party | |
| Hangul | 국민참여당 |
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| Hanja | 國民參與黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Gukmin Chamyeodang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Gungmin Chamyotang |
The Participation Party (Hangul: 국민참여당, Hanja: 國民參與黨, Abbreviation: 참여당) was a political party of South Korea. It was formed by many of the former members of the Uri Party after the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Rhyu Si-min was elected as Party Chairman on March 19, 2011. In March 2011 it has 45,335 members. For the April 27 by-elections, the People's Participation Party has cooperated with the Democratic Party to enter Lee Bong-su as the single opposition candidate for the Kimhae seat in the National Assembly of South Korea. On 5 December 2011, it merged into the Unified Progressive Party.
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