Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)

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The Progressive Party (Korean: 진보당) is a left-wing to far-left progressive and left-wing nationalist political party in South Korea. The Progressive Party was founded in October 2017 as a merger of the New People's Party and People's United Party, both of which were de facto continuations of the banned Unified Progressive Party. Initially holding three seats in the National Assembly, the party lost its remaining seat in the 2020 legislative election. In June 2020, the party changed its name to the Progressive Party. In 2023, the party came under investigation by President Yoon Suk-yeol's administration for its alleged links to North Korea. In an April 2023 by-election, it gained one seat in the National Assembly. In the 2024 legislative election, they joined the Democratic Party-led Democratic Alliance of Korea and gained three seats. The Progressive Party is generally considered to be left-wing and progressive, and is sometimes labeled as far-left, mostly due to its sympathies toward North...

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