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17-649: The party was formed when loyalists to president Roh Moo-hyun in the Uri Party chose to break ranks from other party members who showed lukewarm support for the administration. Some 80 out of 152 lawmakers of the Uri Party joined the new party, a conservative-liberal minority group from the Hannara Party (led by Son Hak-Gyu ), and a group of progressive civil rights ' group from outside South Korean politics also joined, seeking to complete political reforms. As

34-410: A result of merge with the Uri Party , this party has been ranked as the biggest political party in the legislative by 140 of 298 seats (as of January 14, 2008). After receiving a 'shocked' result at the 2007 presidential election , the delegates of its party decided to elect a new leader, with adopting a ' Papal conclave '-style system. On January 11, with more than a half delegates' vote, Son Hak-gyu

51-489: Is considered a tragedy in South Korean history. The bill, led by the party and Roh Moo-hyun, is Special law to redeem pro-Japanese collaborators' property . Uri Party was also liberal in the issue of disabled rights . In 2006, the 'Disability Discrimination Act' ( 장애인차별금지법 ) was enacted under the leadership of the Uri Party. The law was opposed by conservative conglomerates . The Hankyoreh editorial evaluated that

68-754: The UNDP merged with the Democratic Party , forming the United Democratic Party . This was four years after the Uri Party 's split from the Millennium Democratic Party . Uri Party The Yeollin Uri Party ( Korean :  열린우리당 ; RR :  Yeollinuridang ; lit.  Our Open Party), generally abbreviated to Uri Party ( Korean :  우리당 ; Hanja :  우리黨 ; RR :  Uridang ; lit.  Our Party),

85-546: The Uri Party was close to American liberalism . The party came to international attention when their members physically blocked the speaker's chair in the National Assembly in a failed attempt to prevent the impeachment vote on President Roh on March 12, 2004. (The vote was subsequently overruled by South Korea's Constitutional Court on May 14, 2004.) The impeachment was influenced to the Assembly elections, which

102-533: The activity of collaborators during the Japanese occupation. The campaign was vocally supported by Shin and backed by the Uri Party. The party's popularity has decreased considerably after the 2004 election because of internal strife and scandals related to the President, who had admitted to feeling "incompetent" and unfit for the job. The Uri party failed to secure a single seat out of six electoral districts in

119-403: The by-election held on April 30, 2005, losing its majority status in the National Assembly. Despite they lost the majority status, they relied on support from the centrist Democratic Party and left-wing Democratic Labor Party, which the liberals maintained majority in the National Assembly. Prior to the Uri Party's devastating defeat in regional elections held on May 31, 2006, Chung apologized for

136-595: The hard-line policies of the United States toward North Korea. In addition, the party was the most culturally liberal party among the historical liberal parties in South Korea. The Uri Party insisted on expanding women's rights and abolishing the National Security Act . The party tried very hard to clear up the legacy of far-right military dictatorship and Japanese colonization , which

153-464: The last regional rounds finishes. Due to the executives of this party's decision, All candidates did not contested during the Hangawi holidays and the 2007 Inter-Korean summit periods. As of August 25, 2007, 9 politicians has been set up to their presidential bid. Before starting their official primary to the South Korean public, they have to access the 'cut-off' process to reduce from 9 to 5. Later,

170-453: The new party, and 5 lawmakers from the conservative Grand National Party also joined, seeking to complete political reforms. The Uri Party won a sweeping victory in the 2004 Parliamentary election , winning 152 of 299 seats. It was the first time that a liberal party had won a majority in 41 years. Policywise, the Uri Party emphasized increased spending on social services for the low-income population while de-emphasizing economic growth. It

187-524: The number of candidates reduced to 3 after ex-Health and Welfare Minister Rhyu Si-min and former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook quit the race. Here's a list of official candidates of the UNDP primary that announced on September 5, 2007, 05:30 GMT . (Placed in order. Not considered its cut-off results. Based as of September 23, 2007) Source: The current status of the UNDP Primary , Seoprise.com, Retrieved on October 1, 2007. On February 17, 2008,

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204-555: The party have become members of the Justice Party . The party was formed when the conservative-dominated National Assembly voted to impeach then President Roh Moo-hyun , loyalists and pro-Roh faction in the Millennium Democratic Party chose to break ranks from other party members who showed lukewarm support for the administration. Some 42 out of 103 lawmakers of the Millennium Democratic Party joined

221-543: The party won a majority. On August 19, 2004, the party suffered an embarrassing setback when party chairman Shin Ki-nam resigned following revelations by a national investigation that his father had worked for the Japanese military police during the Japanese occupation . The investigation, initiated on the 56th anniversary of Liberation Day (August 15, 2004) by President Roh, was a part of a national campaign to shed light on

238-580: The party's "self-righteous attitude and inadequacy". The party failed to win in all but one area, while the opposition Grand National Party took 12 of the 16 key regional posts in the election. The Uri Party even lost in Daejeon , a city long considered a secure ruling-party stronghold. On August 18, 2007, the delegates of the Uri Party decided to merge into the newly created liberal party Grand Unified Democratic New Party . Justice Party (South Korea) Too Many Requests If you report this error to

255-405: Was conciliatory towards North Korea while moving away from the traditional military alliance with the U.S. and Japan. Even after North Korea had continued testing explosive devices, Uri Party members have for continued aid to North Korea, leading to heavy criticism from conservative parties and accusations of harboring Communist sympathizers. The Uri Party placed most of the blame for the crisis on

272-513: Was elected to lead at the 2008 parliamentary election . This party's platform emphasized these 4 key ideologies. These list of key events has been managed by its public primary election committee ( 국민경선위원회 ). The official result of this primary combines all votes of these key methods. First-past-the-post and Electronic voting system is being used. Method 1 and 2 grants exactly 90% of results (Method 3 grants 10%). The official candidate of this party will be nominated on October 14, just after

289-511: Was the ruling social-liberal political party in South Korea from 2003 to 2007. A liberal party, it was created to support then- President Roh Moo-hyun . Chung Sye Kyun was the last leader of the party and twice served as its chairman. In 2007 the party merged the United New Democratic Party to form the Democratic Party . The current-day descendant of the party is the Democratic Party of Korea , but progressives in

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