Civil Rule Party

Civil Rule Party 민정당
Abbreviation	CRP
Founded	28 June 1963 (28 June 1963)
Dissolved	8 May 1965 (8 May 1965)
Merger of	Liberal Democratic Party
Preceded by	Democratic Party
Succeeded by	People's Party
Ideology	Liberalism (South Korean)

The Civil Rule Party (Hangul: 민정당; hanja: 民政黨, CRP), sometimes referred to as the Civil Rights Party, was a political party in South Korea. The party was the successor to the Democratic Party, supported by former President Yun Posun, and future Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam. On May 11, 1965, it merged with the Democratic Party to become the People's Party.

History

In the aftermath of April Revolution and May 16 coup, figures from the de facto defunct Liberal Party were divided into factions such as Bae Jong-duk, future members of the Civil Rule Party such as Kim Beop-lin, members of the Democratic Republican Party such as Lee Hwal, and figures who strived to found a new independent party such as Lee Beom-seok.

In the 1963 presidential elections the party nominated Yun Posun as its candidate. He finished second in the vote, losing to Park Chung-hee by 1.5%. In the November legislative elections it received 20.1% of the vote and won 41 seats in the National Assembly.

Electoral results

President

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
1963	Yun Posun	4,546,614	45.10	Not elected

Legislature

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats			Position	Status
				Constituency	Party list	Total
1963	Yun Posun	1,870,976	20.12	24 / 131	14 / 44	41 / 175	2nd	Opposition