Unified Progressive Party

Unified Progressive Party
통합진보당
LeaderLee Jung-hee
Founded13 December 2011 (2011-12-13)
Banned19 December 2014 (2014-12-19)
Merger of
Succeeded byMinjung Party (de facto)
HeadquartersNoryangjin-ro 12, Solbom Building 12th floor, Dongjak-gu, Seoul
IdeologyProgressivism (South Korean)
Political position
Colours  Purple

^ a: By September 2012, the Minjungminju-wing (People's Democracy faction) within the UPP left in large quantities, and the Minjokhaebang-wing (National Liberation faction) (anti-American/pro-North Korean or left-wing nationalists) became the main players.
Unified Progressive Party
Hangul
통합진보당
Hanja
統合進步黨
RRTonghap jinbodang
MRT'onghap chinbodang

The Unified Progressive Party (UPP; Korean: 통합진보당) is a banned political party in South Korea. It was founded on 13 December 2011 as a merger of the Democratic Labor Party, the People's Participation Party of Rhyu Si-min, and a faction of the New Progressive Party. Until 12 May 2012 it was jointly chaired by Rhyu Si-min, Lee Jung-hee, and Sim Sang-jung.