The Family Party for Peace and Unity () was a political party based on the ideology of the Unification Church in South Korea. The party is a re-founded version of the Universal Peace and Unification Family Party () which was dissolved on the 29 March 2007.
Universal Peace and Unification Family Party The party uses the Hanja character for "house" (堂) instead of the character for "party" (黨). The Universal Peace and Unification Family Party was founded on 10 March 2003 by Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han. The party promoted "True Family," "Purity Values," and "National Ideological Education." The party stated it would focus on national education without participating in elections. However, it was revoked by the National Election Commission on 29 March 2007, as it met the grounds for revocation of party registration under the Political Parties Act Article 44(1).
Family Party for Peace and Unity The Family Party for Peace and Unity was re-established from the Universal Peace and Unification Family Party on 28 August 2007, under the slogan “Only when the family stands upright does the country stand upright.” The party president was Kwak Jeong-hwan, and the central party headquarters was located on the 5th floor of the Dowon Building in Dohwa 2-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. However, following the 2008 South Korean legislative election, it met the grounds for cancellation of party registration under the Political Parties Act, having failed to receive more than 2% vote share, and its party registration was revoked as of 15 April 2008.
Election results Year Election National Assembly seats contested Elected representatives(constituency/proportional) Votes 2008 18th general election 299 0 1.1%
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