People First Party (South Korea)
The People First Party (Hangul: 국민중심당; Hanja: 國民中心黨; RR: Gungmin Jungsim-dang; MR: Kungmin Chungsim-dang), was a political party in South Korea. It is led by Sim Dae-pyung and Shin Kook-hwan. Its profile is center-right, conservative. The party is based in the central provinces of Chungcheong. The group absorbed the small opposition United Liberal Democrats also based in the region. It has currently 5 seats in the South Korean parliament.
On February 12, 2008,the People's First Party announced that it was merging with the Liberty Forward Party led by Lee Hoi-chang.[1] Because the new party will take the Liberty Forward Party name, the party is essentially dissolved.
References
- ^ Two Small Conservative Parties Merge, The Korea Times, 12 February 2008
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