Liberty Korea Party

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The Liberty Korea Party (Korean: 자유한국당) was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described in multiple various ways as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. The Grand National Party party was founded in 1997, when the United Democratic Party and New Korea Party merged. In 1997, GNP presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang lost to National Congress for New Politics candidate Kim Dae-jung, marking the first time in Korea the ruling party peacefully transferred power to the opposition party. In 2004, the party lost its leading status in the National Assembly. In 2007, GNP candidate Lee Myung-bak was elected the president, returning the party into power. In 2008, it recaptured its majority in the National Assembly. In 2012, it was renamed to the Saenuri Party. That year, its candidate Park Geun-hye won in the presidential election, while the party retained its majority in the National Assembly. In 2016, Park was impeached by the National Assembly due to the 2016 South...

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