Civil Rule Party

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Civil Rule Party
민정당
AbbreviationCRP
Founded28 June 1963; 60 years ago (28 June 1963)
Dissolved8 May 1965; 58 years ago (8 May 1965)
Preceded byDemocratic Party
Succeeded byPeople's Party
IdeologyLiberalism (South Korean)

The Civil Rule Party (Korean민정당; 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.

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]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "자유당(自由黨)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리" (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Union, Inter-Parliamentary. "IPU PARLINE database: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, election archives". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2018-11-21.