The People Power Party has decided to change its name ahead of the June 3 local elections. As the fallout from former President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law and impeachment continues, the party rolled out a "party name revision" card to signal renewal.
Chung Hee-yong, the People Power Party's secretary general, met with reporters on the 12th after the supreme council meeting and said, "As a follow-up to Jang Dong-hyeok's 'winning change' press conference, we are officially launching the process to revise the party name," adding, "Through a survey of all dues-paying members, we confirmed members' clear desire for 'a winning change and a new beginning through a party name revision.'"
Earlier, the People Power Party conducted an automated response (ARS) survey from the 9th to the 11th of dues-paying responsible members on whether to revise the party name. In the ARS survey, 25.24% of the 774,000 responsible members responded, and among them, 68.19%, or about 133,000, expressed support for a party name change. The contest for new party name proposals drew about 18,000 submissions.
The People Power Party decided to begin the full-fledged process to revise its name. Led by public relations chief Seo Ji-young, the party will hold a public contest open to all citizens for a new name, then complete the revision process in Feb. after expert review.
Park Sung-hoon, the People Power Party's chief spokesperson, said the party will work to find a name that shows the party's identity and best embodies the values of the party's future conservatism.
People Power Party has been the party's name since Sept. 2020. If the change is finalized next month, it will be the first change in 5 years and 5 months. Starting from the Hannara Party as the beginning of the party's history, it will be the fifth name change after Saenuri Party, Liberty Korea Party, United Future Party (UFP), and People Power Party.