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Participation Party
2010–2011 political party in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Participation Party (PPP; Korean: 국민참여당, lit. 'People's Participation Party') was a political party of South Korea. It was formed by many of the former members of the Uri Party after the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Rhyu Si-min was elected as Party Chairman on March 19, 2011. In March 2011 it had 45,335 members.[1] For the April 27 by-elections, the People's Participation Party has cooperated with the Democratic Party to enter Lee Bong-su as the single opposition candidate for the Kimhae seat in the National Assembly of South Korea. On 5 December 2011, it merged into the Unified Progressive Party.
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Notable members
- Rhyu Si-min, 유시민, former Minister of Health and Welfare and National Assembly MP
- Cheon Ho-sun, 천호선, former Speaker of the Blue House
- Lee Byeong-Wan, 이병완, former Chief of Staff of Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun
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