The Civil Rule Party (Korean: 민정당; Hanja: 民政黨, CRP), sometimes referred to as the Civil Rights Party, was a political party in South Korea. The party was the successor to the Democratic Party, supported by former President Yun Posun, and future Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam.[1] On May 11, 1965, it merged with the Democratic Party to become the People's Party.
Civil Rule Party 민정당 | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CRP |
| Founded | 28 June 1963 |
| Dissolved | 8 May 1965 |
| Preceded by | Democratic Party |
| Succeeded by | People's Party |
| Ideology | Liberalism (South Korean) |
History edit
In the aftermath of April Revolution and May 16 coup, figures from the de facto defunct Liberal Party were divided into factions such as Bae Jong-duk, future members of the Civil Rule Party such as Kim Beop-lin, members of the Democratic Republican Party such as Lee Hwal, and figures who strived to found a new independent party such as Lee Beom-seok.[2][3]
In the 1963 presidential elections, the party nominated Yun Posun as its candidate. He finished second in the vote, losing to Park Chung-hee by 1.5%. In the November legislative elections it received 20.1% of the vote and won 41 seats in the National Assembly.[4][5]
Electoral results edit
President edit
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Yun Posun | 4,546,614 | 45.10 | Not elected |
Legislature edit
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | Position | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Party list | Total | ||||||
| 1963 | Yun Posun | 1,870,976 | 20.12 | 24 / 131
|
14 / 44
|
41 / 175
|
2nd | Opposition |
References edit
- ^ Elections in Asia and the Pacific : a data handbook. Nohlen, Dieter., Grotz, Florian., Hartmann, Christof. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2001. pp. 422 - 426. ISBN 978-0199249589. OCLC 48585734.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "자유당(自由黨)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리" (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ Elections in Asia and the Pacific : a data handbook. Nohlen, Dieter., Grotz, Florian., Hartmann, Christof. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2001. pp. 429. ISBN 978-0199249589. OCLC 48585734.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Union, Inter-Parliamentary. "IPU PARLINE database: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, election archives". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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