United Future Party Narrows Down 3-4 New Party Name Candidates... Report to Emergency Committee on Thursday

Standing National Committee and National Committee 'Non-face-to-face' Resolution
16,941 Entries Submitted... Keyword 'Gukmin' Most Frequent

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The United Future Party has entered the final stage of selecting a new party name. The list of candidates will be reported to the party's Emergency Committee on the 27th and is expected to be finalized by the end of this month. Due to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the resolutions of the Standing National Committee and the National Committee will be conducted online and non-face-to-face through live streaming and the K-voting system in early next month.

On the 25th, Kim Soo-min, head of publicity for the United Future Party, said in a phone interview with Asia Economy, "We will categorize and narrow down the party names received through the contest into several categories," adding, "We will have 3 to 4 multiple options and report back to the Emergency Committee around Thursday this week."

After selecting the new party name, the United Future Party plans to decide on a suitable party color and logo. From the party name revision contest held from the 13th to the 21st, a total of 16,941 entries were submitted. The proposed party names are categorized into ▲ those that maximize the party's unique assets ▲ those that align with the spirit of the times ▲ and those effective among the top keywords from the contest.

The most frequently suggested keywords are given priority consideration. In the new party name contest, the keyword "Gukmin" (meaning "People" or "Nation") ranked first with 3,328 entries. Following were keywords such as "Jayu" (Freedom), "Hanguk" (Korea), and "Mirae" (Future). There were also submissions breaking away from traditional formats, such as "Hamkke" (Together), "Neulpureun" (Evergreen), "Wihada" (To Care), and "Dahamkke Huimangeuro" (Together with Hope). The United Future Party is reportedly not excluding these names and will include them in the final candidate shortlist.

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the United Future Party, said at a briefing at the National Assembly Communication Office the previous day, "In 2012, when we were the ruling party, there were only about 10,000 submissions, and in 2017 during the Liberty Korea Party period, there were about 5,800, but this time we received an explosive response. After the general election defeat, the public's perception of the United Future Party's change and reform has also increased, and we are grateful for that." She added, "We will go through procedures such as gathering opinions at the party caucus and finalizing the decision so that we can announce the new party name next week."

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