Grand National Unity Party (Korean: 국민대통합당; lit. National Grand Unity Party) was a South Korean neoliberal party.
History
The party was formed by Jang Sung-min, a politician and broadcaster of the country, in 7 March 2017 and officially created on 3 April of that same year.
Originally, Jang intended to run as a presidential candidate of the People's Party.[1] However, the party refused his entry due to the controversies about the Gwangju Uprising.[2] He was forced to create this party and was automatically elected as the presidential candidate. However, his challenge ended unfortunately as he only received 0.06% of the vote.
On 13 February 2018, the party was dissolved. Jang went on to join the Bareunmirae Party.[3]
References
- ^ "장성민, 그는 누구?…'DJ정부 비서실 정무비서관' - 김현덕". 톱스타뉴스. April 28, 2017.
- ^ "장성민, 국민의당 입당 거부당해...˝5.18 민주화운동 폄훼˝". 국제신문.
- ^ "민주당 "바른미래당 장성민 영입, 인재 보는 시각 틀려"". Naver News.
External links
- Website Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine