Free Korea 21

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Free Korea 21
자유한국21
AbbreviationKEP
President Choi Jong-ho
Kim Kyung-se
Founded14 March 2016
Registered21 March 2016
Dissolved6 March 2021
Merged into Free Democratic Party  [ ko ]
HeadquartersHanseo River Park 1512, Yeouiseo-ro, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo, Seoul
Membership (2018)6,834
Ideology Conservatism (South Korean)[ citation needed ]
Colours  Orange
Website
http://www.k-ecoparty.kr/

Free Korea 21 was a conservative political party in South Korea led by Choi Jong-ho and Kim Kyung-se.

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History

The party was founded as the Pro-Ban Unification Party (Korean : 친반통일당) on 14 March 2016, in order to endorse the-then Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon for the upcoming presidential election. [1] In 2016 election, the party nominated 6 candidates — 2 for constituencies (including the former Cheongju Mayor Han Dae-soo) [2] and 4 for proportional representations, in which no one was elected.

Following the election defeat, it changed its name to the Pro-Ban Nation Hope Union (친반국민희망연합) on 29 November. [3] It again changed to the Party for National Hope (국민희망당) on 31 January 2017 [3] shortly after Ban declared to not seek for the presidential election. On 13 April, it then adopted a new name Economic Patriots (Korean : 경제애국당), with electing the President of Haha Group Oh Young-guk as its presidential candidate. [3] Oh received 6,040 votes (0.01%), making him as the candidate with the fewest votes since 1948. [4]

The party then reverted its former name on 29 October 2019 [5] and again to the Korea Economic Party (Korean : 한국경제당) on 2 March 2020 as a "refoundation". [6] Prior to the 2020 election, the Gangnam 3rd MP Lee Eun-jae, joined this party, making the party with a parliamentary representation. [7] Lee, who was elected under the Saenuri (then United Future Party) banner in 2016, joined the Christian Liberal Unification Party (CLUP) after lost at preselection. [7] However, she also withdrew from the CLUP following her elimination due to her Buddhist identity. [8]

After the party did not gain any seats in the election, sources reported that Lee had already exited from the party. [9]

The party was renamed to Free Korea 21 on 14 December 2020, and voted to merge into the new Freedom and Democratic Party  [ ko ] on 6 March 2021.

Policies

The party describes itself as "centre-right" [10] [11] and critical of the United Future Party. Originally a pro-Ban party, it has renounced its pro-Ban stance in 2017. [12]

2016 election manifesto

For the 2016 election, the party promised a constitutional amendment, from the 5-year non-renewable presidential system to the American-style 4-year renewable presidential system with reinstating the vice presidency. [1]

2017 presidential election manifesto

Following are a part of the manifestos of Oh Young-guk. [13]

2020 election manifesto

For the 2020 election, the party promised to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, adopting it as its "1st manifesto". [14] [10]

Election results

President

ElectionCandidateVotes %Result
2017 Oh Young-guk 6,0400.02Not elected

Legislature

ElectionLeaderConstituencyParty listSeatsPositionStatus
Votes %Votes %No.+/–
2016 Lee Moon-yong 9,3940.049,7100.04
0 / 300
new21stExtra-parliamentary
2020 Choi Jong-ho
Kim Kyung-se 		48,8070.17
0 / 300
Steady2.svg 018thExtra-parliamentary

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