Citizens Unity Party

Citizens Unity Party
Leader	Lee Yong-sun
Secretary-General	Choi Min-hee
Founded	December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)
Dissolved	December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)
Split from	People's Participation Party New Progressive Party
Merged into	Democratic United Party
Headquarters	14-8 Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul VIP Building Room 907
Ideology	Liberalism Social liberalism Pro-Roh Moo-hyun
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Colors	Yellow
Website
tongnews.net [dead link]
Politics of South Korea Political parties Elections
Korean name
Hangul	시민통합당
RR	Simin tonghapdang
MR	Simin t'onghaptang

The Citizens Unity Party (Korean: 시민통합당) was a South Korean political party within the democratic camp, formed primarily by figures from liberal civic groups and pro-Roh Moo-hyun factions. It was established with the aim of merging with the Democratic Party to create a new party.

Party Founding Convention

Breaking away from the practice of holding party-founding conventions in conventional gymnasiums, the convention was held at Platoon Kunsthalle, a multicultural space located in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul.

Grand Integration of the Opposition Bloc

After the Democratic Party resolved to merge on 11 December 2011, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) and the Citizens Unity Party agreed to complete the merger by the 18th.

Leadership

• Party Leader
  • Lee Yong-sun
• Standing Representative
  • Kim Doo-kwan (Governor of South Gyeongsang Province at the time)
• Nam In-soon, Co-chair of the Preparatory Committee
• Moon Jae-in (Chairperson of the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation)
• Lee Hae-chan (Standing Representative of the Citizens Sovereignty)

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