Progressive Party
Political party in South Korea
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| 2024 | The party gained three seats in the legislative election. |
| June 15 2024 | Kim Jae-yeon returns as party leader |
| June 14 2024 | Yoon Hee-suk's leadership ends |
| April 2024 | The Progressive Party participates in another round of by-elections in April 2024, continuing its political engagement. |
| October 2023 | The Progressive Party continues its electoral activities with by-elections in October 2023. |
| April 2023 | Yoon Hee-suk leads the Progressive Party in the April by-elections, marking a significant electoral participation for the party. |
| April 5 2023 | Kang Sung-hee was elected in the Jeonju B district by-election, returning the Progressive Party to parliamentary status after winning a seat in a six-way contest. |
| 2022 | Kim Jae-yeon becomes the leader of the Progressive Party, signaling a leadership transition for the political party. |
| 2022 | Kim Jae-yeon ran for the Korean presidential election with the stated goal of becoming a 'feminist president'. |
| August 1 2022 | Yoon Hee-suk becomes the party leader |
| July 31 2022 | Kim Jae-yeon's first term as party leader concludes |
| March 2021 | The Progressive Party, alongside human rights groups, criticized the Moon Jae-in government's COVID-19 quarantine policy as discriminatory against foreign workers. |
| June 20 2020 | Lee Sang-kyu's leadership ends and Kim Jae-yeon becomes the party leader |
| June 6 2020 | The party officially changed its name from the Minjung Party to the Progressive Party. |
| 2019 | The Progressive Party issued a joint statement with the Korean Social Democratic Party opposing Japanese imperialism. |
| August 2019 | The party supported nationwide protests against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and participated in a boycott of Japanese products. |
| 2018 | Kim Jong-hoon leads the Progressive Party in local elections, representing the party's leadership and electoral participation. |
| 2018 | The Progressive Party contacted American politicians Jesse Jackson and Bernie Sanders to seek support for declaring an end to the Korean War. |
| August 26 2018 | Lee Sang-kyu becomes the leader of the Progressive Party |
| August 25 2018 | Kim Jong-hoon and Kim Chang-han's co-leadership ends |
| July 2018 | Party members met with North Korean Social Democratic Party members in China, without authorization from the Ministry of Unification, risking potential penalties under the National Security Act. |
| December 22 2017 | Representative Yoon Jong-oe was convicted by the supreme court of breaking campaign laws and removed from office. |
| October 15 2017 | Kim Jong-hoon and Kim Chang-han begin co-serving as leaders of the Progressive Party |
| October 15 2017 | The Progressive Party (initially called the Minjung Party) was formed through a merger of the New People's Party and People's United Party, continuing the legacy of the dissolved Unified Progressive Party. |
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