Unified Party, New Party Name ‘Power of the People’ … Property Controversy from Day One

Entry 2020.08.31 14:02 | Revision 2020.08.31 14:22

Online link to the ‘Power of the People’ website
It was not a registered party for the NEC
Chung Cheong-rae “The name of the civic organization that was the first representative”

On the 31st, the Future Integration Party named the new party as “the power of the people.” It has been six months since the Korean Liberal Party changed its name to the Unified Party before the general elections earlier this year. However, from the first day the party’s name was decided, it was argued that the unified party could not use the same name because a party called ‘the power of the people’ already exists. The Unified Party held a meeting of the Emergency Response Committee this morning and decided on the name of the new party. Soon after, a general meeting was held online to hear the views of party members.

At this meeting, various opinions emerged, including positive reactions to the party’s new name, ‘Popular Power’, and that it is being used elsewhere. Ho-young Joo met with reporters after the General Assembly meeting and said: “There were opinions that the response was good, and for these and other reasons, who used it, how to use the abbreviation, what is it called the power of the people? ” Said.

On the morning of that day, the Unified Party asked the Central Electoral Commission to change its name to the National Assembly Party. The party’s name for open communities like Facebook and Twitter has been changed to “Power of the People.” When news broke that day that the Unified Party had chosen the name of the new party with the power of the people, a link to the party’s home page titled ‘The power of the people’ circulated on social media. In this regard, it was argued that the unified party could not change it to the same name because there is already a party called ‘the power of the people’.

In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Chung Cheong-rae insisted on Facebook that “‘the power of the people’ is the group in which I was the first co-representative”, and “do not steal the united party.” Representative Chung said, “The Life Policy Network ‘People’s Power’ is the name of a civic organization launched by me and many members in 2003.” “Our civic group” People’s Power “, which was formed 17 years ago, is mentioned as the new name of the party.” I am so sorry and unpleasant about that. You have no right to use this name. “

However, since “People’s Power” is not a political party registered with the Central Election Commission, it seems unlikely that the Unified Party will argue with them about the name of the party. According to the NEC, of ​​the 44 registered political parties and the 8 parties declared in the Preparatory Committee of the Founding Party, there was no “public power”. There are three political parties with the ‘Kookmin’: the New National Party, the National Party and the New National Participation Party.

The Unified Party is scheduled to finalize the party name change through the Standing National Committee and National Committee on the 1st and 2nd of next month.