Future Hope Alliance
2008–2012 political party in South Korea
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The Future Hope Alliance (Korean: 미래희망연대) was a conservative political party in South Korea. Assembly members who supported Park Geun-hye in her failed bid for the Grand National Party (GNP) nomination for 2007 presidential election, initially called the Pro-Park Alliance (친박연대; 親朴連帶; Chinbak yeondae), established the new party on 21 March 2008.
Future Hope Alliance 미래희망연대 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Rho Cheolrae |
| Assembly leader | Rho Cheolrae |
| Founded | March 21, 2008 |
| Dissolved | February 2, 2012[1] |
| Split from | Grand National Party |
| Merged into | Saenuri Party |
| Headquarters | Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul |
| Ideology | Conservatism Pro-Park Geun-Hye |
| Colors | |
| Website | |
| gokorea.org | |
On 2 April 2010, the party announced that it would rejoin the GNP. On 2 February 2012, the party dissolved and merged into the GNP, which was then renamed the Saenuri Party.
Electoral results
Legislature
| Election | Leader | Constituency | Party list | Seats | Position | Status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| 2008 | Suh Chung-won | 637,351 | 3.70 | 8 / 245 |
2,258,750 | 13.18 | 6 / 54 |
14 / 299 |
3rd | Opposition |
Local
| Election | Leader | Metropolitan mayor/Governor | Provincial legislature | Municipal mayor | Municipal legislature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Suh Chung-won | 0 / 16 |
3 / 761 |
0 / 228 |
19 / 2,888 |