Pro-Park New Party
The Pro-Park New Party was a South Korean political party led by Hong Moon-jong.
History
The party was formed by Hong Moon-jong, an MP for Uijeongbu 2nd constituency elected under the Saenuri Party banner in 2012 [South Korean legislative election|2012 election]. He remained within the party after the party changed its name to Liberty Korea Party, however, when the Korean Patriots' Party was formed by Cho Won-jin, he frequently attended to protests organised by the KPP.On 15 June 2019, Hong announced his withdrawal from the LKP and officially exited 2 days later. Prior to his withdrawal, he was already elected as the co-Presidents of the KPP and later the party changed its name to the Our Republican Party. Nevertheless, both soon faced conflicts and on 10 February 2020, Hong was removed from the ORP.
On 25 February, the Pro-Park New Party was officially established and Hong was elected as its new leader. For the upcoming general election, he proposed an electoral alliance with the Liberty Unification Party and the other nonpartisan pro-Park Geun-hye figures i.e. Byun Hui-jae.
Hanjin Lew, PNP's Spokesperson for International Affairs, explained the PNP's foundation, its political philosophy, and international relations during an interview with One Korea News Network - Hawaii.