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The Yeollin Uri Party (en: "Our Open Party"), generally abbreviated to Uri Party (en: "Our Party"), is the ruling political party in South Korea with lefttist-leaning political ideology. The party was formed when loyalists to president Roh Moo-hyun in the Millennium Democratic Party chose to break ranks from other party members who showed lukewarm support for the administration. Some 42 out of 103 lawmakers of the Millennium Democratic Party joined the new party, and 5 lawmakers from the Grand National Party also joined. Kim Geun Tae is the current leader of the party and has twice served as its chairman. Policywise, it tends to be anti-business, anti-American, and pro-North Korea and pro-China. Image File history File linksMetadata Uri_Party's_Logo. ... Kim Geun Tae, Uri Partys Leader Kim Geun Tae (김근태,hanja:金槿泰) (born February 14, 1947, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a politician and the current leader of Uri Party in South Korea and the former head of Ministry of Health and Welfare. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yeongdeungpo-gu is a administrative district in Southwest Seoul, Korea . ... Seoul   is the capital of South Korea and is located on the Han River in the countrys northwest. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Picture of the winning Uri Party, 2004 election, from korea. ... Picture of the winning Uri Party, 2004 election, from korea. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // Political scientists have developed concepts of different ideal types of political parties in order to better compare them with each other. ... This is a Korean name; the family name is Roh Roh Moo-hyun (IPA: ) (born September 1, 1946 in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang, South Korea) has been the President of South Korea since February 25, 2003. ... The Democratic Party (Korean hangul: 민주당; hanja: 民主黨; revised: Minju-dang; McCune-Reischauer: Minju-dang) is a political party of South Korea. ... The Grand National Party is a conservative, right-wing political party in South Korea. ... Kim Geun Tae, Uri Partys Leader Kim Geun Tae (김근태,hanja:金槿泰) (born February 14, 1947, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a politician and the current leader of Uri Party in South Korea and the former head of Ministry of Health and Welfare. ...

The party was formerly known as the New Party for Participatory Citizens but changed its name on October 22, 2003; according to the party, the name reflects the party's push for national unity and a willingness to public participation and reform. Yeollin Uri Party can be abbreviated as Yeoru Party, but that usage is discouraged by the party because that roughly means "inferior fellow" in Korean. Hence, the form Yeoru Party is used only by the opponents of the party in a derogatory way. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The party came to international attention when their members physically blocked the speaker's chair in the National Assembly in a failed attempt to prevent the impeachment vote on President Roh on March 12, 2004. (The vote was subsequently overturned by South Korea's Constitutional Court on May 14, 2004.) March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As a result of the 2004 Parliamentary election, the Uri Party gained 152 seats from the total of 299 in the National Assembly, making a slim majority. Legislative elections were held in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) on April 15, 2004. ...

On August 19, 2004, the party suffered an embarrassing setback when party chairman Shin Ginam resigned following revelations by a national investigation that his father had worked for the Japanese military police during the Japanese occupation. The investigation, initiated on the 56th anniversary of Liberation Day (August 15, 2004) by President Roh, was a part of a national campaign to shed light on the activity of collaborators during the Japanese occupation. Ironically, the campaign was vocally supported by Shin and backed by the Uri Party. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the Japanese Resident General of Korea Anthem: Kimi ga Yoa Korea under Japanese Occupation Capital Keijo Language(s) Korean, Japanese Religion Shintoisma Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor of Japan  - 1910 - 1912 Emperor Meiji  - 1912 - 1925 Emperor Taisho  - 1925 - 1945 Emperor Showa Governor-General of Korea  - 1910 - 1916 Masatake Terauchi... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The party's popularity has decreased considerably after the 2004 election because of internal strife and scandals related to the President, who had admitted to feeling "incompetent" and unfit for the job.[1] The Uri party failed to secure a single seat out of six electoral districts in the by-election held on April 30, 2005, losing its majority status in the National Assembly. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Prior to the Uri Party's devastating defeat in regional elections held on May 31, 2006, Chung apologized for the party's "self-righteous attitude and inadequacy". The party failed to win in but one area, while the opposition Grand National Party is expected to take 13 of the 16 provinces and major cities. The Uri Party even lost in Daejeon, a city long considered a secure ruling-party stronghold.[2] The Grand National Party is a conservative, right-wing political party in South Korea. ... Daejeon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city in the centre of South Korea, and the capital of South Chungcheong Province. ...

Policywise, the Uri Party has emphasized increased spending on social services for the low-income population while de-emphasizing economic growth. It has been conciliatory towards North Korea while moving away from the traditional military alliance with the U.S. and Japan. Indeed, even after the recent testing of a nuclear bomb by North Korea, the Uri Party members have called for continued unconditional aid to North Korea, triggering heavy criticism and charges of being Communist sympathizers. The Uri Party has placed most of the blame for the current crisis on the hard-line policies of the United States.

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References

• (Aug. 19, 2004). Disgraced Seoul party boss quits, BBC News.
• McGeown, Kate (Aug. 19, 2004). Raking over S. Korea's colonial past, BBC News.
• "Police Raid Uri Party's Office", The Korea Times, January 16, 2006.

External links

• Uri Party official site (in Korean)
• Uri Party official site (in English)