Justice Party (South Korea)
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| Justice Party 정의당 Jeonguidang |
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| Leader | Sim Sang-jung (standing) Kim Se-kyun Na Gyung-che |
| Slogan | Labor's Hope, Citizen's Dream (노동의 희망, 시민의 꿈, Nodongi himang, simini kkum) |
| Founded | 21 October 2012 |
| Split from | Unified Progressive Party |
| Headquarters | 7, Gukhoe-daero 70-gil, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul |
| Membership (2016) | 30,000 [1] |
| Ideology | Reformism[2] Progressivism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left[citation needed] to Left-wing[3] |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Seats in the National Assembly |
6 / 300
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| Mayors |
0 / 226
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| Seats within local government |
17 / 3,687
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| Website | |
| Justice21.org/ | |
| Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections |
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| Justice Party | |
| Hangul | 정의당 |
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| Hanja | 正義黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeonguidang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngŭidang |
The Justice Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea. It was founded on 21 October 2012 as a split off from the Unified Progressive Party.
Contents
History
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The party changed its name from "Progressive Justice Party" to "Justice Party" at the 2nd party congress on 16 July 2013.[4] At the 4th party congress on 22 November 2015, The party merged with extra-parliamentary parties Progressive+, People's Meeting and Labor Politics Coalition, and elected Sim Sang-jung as the party leader.[5]
Leadership
Leaders of the Justice Party
- Roh Hoe-chan, Jo Jun-ho (co-serving; 21 October 2012 – 21 July 2013)
- Cheon Ho-sun (21 July 2013 – 18 July 2015)
- Sim Sang-jung (18 July 2015 – 22 November 2015)
- Sim Sang-jung (standing), Na Gyung-che, Kim Se-kyun (co-serving; 22 November 2015 – present)
Leaders in the National Assembly
- Kang Dong-won (21 October 2012 – 2 May 2013)
- Sim Sang-jung (2 May 2013 – 9 June 2015)
- Jeong Jin-hoo (9 June 2015 – 3 May 2016)
- Roh Hoe-chan (3 May 2016 – present)
Election results
Legislative elections
| Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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| 2016 |
6 / 300
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1,719,891 / 23,760,977
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7.2% |  1 seat; Minority |
Sim Sang-jung |
Local elections
| Election | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature | Election leader |
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| 2014 |
0 / 17
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0 / 789
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0 / 226
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11 / 2,898
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Cheon Ho-sun |
References
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External links
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Numbers in brackets indicate numbers of seats in the National Assembly
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