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Socialist Party (South Korea)
1998–2012 political party in South Korea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Socialist Party (Korean: 사회당; Hanja: 社會黨; RR: Sahoedang; MR: Sahoetang; SP) was a minor left-wing political party in South Korea, founded in 1998. It advocated an ideology of socialism, social republicanism, peace and environmentalism.
Quick Facts President, Founded ...
Socialist Party 사회당 社會黨 | |
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President | Ahn Hyo-sang |
Founded | 29 November 1998 (1998-11-29) |
Dissolved | 4 March 2012 (2012-03-04) |
Merged into | New Progressive Party |
Headquarters | 11F Nagyeong Building, 115-62 Gongdeok-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul |
Ideology | Social democracy[citation needed] |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
Colours | Red, Black and Green |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Socialist Party | |
Hangul | 사회당 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Sahoedang |
McCune–Reischauer | Sahoetang |
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On 19 February 2012, at its final Sixteenth Party Congress, the Socialist Party voted by 404 votes to 54 to merge with the New Progressive Party.[1] The party was formally dissolved on 4 March 2012.