Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party
2016–2022 political party in South Korea
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The Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party (Korean: 사회변혁노동자당) was an unregistered political party in South Korea.
AbbreviationRevolutionary Party (변혁당)
LeaderYi Jong-hoe
FoundedJanuary 31, 2016
DissolvedFebruary 5, 2022[1]
Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party 사회변혁노동자당 | |
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| Abbreviation | Revolutionary Party (변혁당) |
| Leader | Yi Jong-hoe |
| Founded | January 31, 2016 |
| Dissolved | February 5, 2022[1] |
| Preceded by | Promotion Committee for Revolutionary On-site Practice and Working Class Party |
| Merged into | Labor Party |
| Headquarters | Changsin Building, 602-127, Yeongdeungpo-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul |
| Newspaper | Revolutionary Politics |
| Student wing | Committee on Student |
| Ideology | Socialism[2] Anti-war[2] Anti-capitalism[2] Anti-imperialism[A] |
| Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
| Colors | Red[3] |
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^ A: The SRWP opposes imperialism, but does not support left-wing nationalism, and advocates the view of Proletarian internationalism.[2] | |
On 5 February 2022, the Socialist Revolutionary Worker's Party agreed to merge into the Labor Party in order to create a unified socialist party in Korea, as well as assisting unified candidate Lee Baek-yun in the 2022 presidential election.
