장동혁, 지선 앞둔 '위기 돌파 의지' 해석…국민 공모로 내달 확정

국민의힘
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(서울=연합뉴스) 김연정 박수윤 조다운 기자 = 국민의힘이 6·3 지방선거를 앞두고 약 5년 반 만에 당명을 교체하기로 했다.

윤석열 전 대통령의 12·3 비상계엄과 탄핵 여파 등으로 지방선거 패배 위기에 내몰리자 장동혁 대표가 '당 쇄신' 의지를 보이는 차원에서 위기 돌파 카드로 당명 개정을 꺼내 든 것으로 풀이된다.

 새로운 당명은 당원 의견 수렴 내용에 더해 국민 공모, 당헌 개정 등 절차를 거쳐 다음 달 중에 확정될 예정이다.

국민의힘 정희용 사무총장은 12일 최고위원회의에서 이같이 결정했다고 밝혔다.

지난 9∼11일 당비를 납부하는 책임당원들을 대상으로 당명 개정 여부를 묻는 자동응답전화(ARS) 조사를 진행한 결과 당명 교체 의견이 우세한 데 따른 조치다.

ARS 조사에서 전체 책임당원 77만4천여명 중 25.24%가 응답, 이 중 13만3천여명(68.19%)이 당명 개정에 찬성 의사를 밝혔다. 책임당원을 상대로 동시에 진행한 새 당명 제안 접수에는 1만8천여건의 의견이 접수됐다.

앞서 장동혁 대표는 지난 7일 당 쇄신안 발표 기자회견에서 "전 당원의 뜻을 물어 당명 개정을 추진하겠다"고 밝힌 바 있다.

정 사무총장은 "장 대표의 '이기는 변화' 기자회견의 후속 조치로 당명 개정 절차에 공식 착수한다"며 "전체 책임당원이 참여하는 조사를 통해 '당명 개정을 통한 이기는 변화, 새로운 시작'에 대한 당원들의 분명한 열망을 확인했다"고 말했다.

당은 서지영 당 홍보본부장 주도 아래 전 국민이 참여하는 새 당명 공모전을 실시하고, 이후 전문가 검토를 거쳐 2월 중 당명 개정 절차를 마무리하기로 했다.

이로써 2020년 9월 초 내걸었던 '국민의힘' 간판은 내달 교체가 확정되면 5년 5개월여 만에 역사 속으로 사라지게 된다.

국민의힘이 홈페이지에 게시한 당 연혁의 시작점인 한나라당 당명을 기준으로 하면 새누리당·자유한국당·미래통합당·국민의힘에 이어 5번째로 당 '간판'을 교체하는 것이다.

그간 보수당은 대선·총선 등 전국 단위 선거 패배, 대통령 탄핵 사태 등을 겪으면서 위기 돌파를 위한 승부수로 당명을 바꿔 달았다.

1990년 민주정의당과 김영삼의 통일민주당, 김종필의 신민주공화당의 '3당 합당'으로 탄생한 '민주자유당'(민자당)은 전두환·노태우 두 전직 대통령이 5·18, 12·12 내란죄 등으로 구속되자 1996년 '과거와의 단절'을 명분으로 '신한국당'으로 당명을 바꿨고, 15대 총선에서 139석을 얻는 등 선전했다.

그러다 1997년 대선을 한 달 앞두고 이회창이 이끄는 신한국당은 민주화 진영의 통합민주당과 합당하면서 1년 9개월 만에 '한나라당'으로 개명했다.

한나라당 초대 총재 조순이 직접 지은 '한나라당' 당명은 1997년부터 2012년까지 약 15년간 유지되며 민주화 이후 '최장수 정당명'의 기록을 세웠다.

15·16대 대선에서 연패했음에도 당명에는 손대지 않았고, 2003년 '차떼기 정당' 사태와 2004년 노무현 전 대통령에 대한 탄핵 역풍에도 당명은 유지됐다.

그러다 2012년 2월 이명박 정권 임기 후반에 박근혜 당시 비상대책위원장이 총선과 대선을 앞두고 당 혁신 차원에서 '새누리당'으로 당명을 바꿨다.

하지만 5년 뒤 박 전 대통령이 탄핵당하면서 '새누리당' 간판도 함께 내려졌다.

이후 당명은 짧은 주기로 계속 바뀌었다.

새누리당은 19대 대선을 앞둔 2017년 2월 당명을 자유한국당으로 바꿨으나, 그해 대선에서 홍준표 대선 후보가 탄핵 후폭풍 속에 참패했고 2018년 지방선거도 대구시장·경북지사를 제외하고 전패했다.

이후 3년 만인 2020년 2월 21대 총선을 앞두고 황교안 당시 대표가 미래통합당으로 당명을 바꿔 선거를 치렀으나 참패했다. 그해 김종인 비상대책위원회가 들어서자마자 당명 개정을 추진, 6개월여 만인 2020년 9월 '국민의힘'으로 당명을 교체해 지금까지 사용해 왔다.

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Jang Dong-hyeok, Interpretasi 'Kehendak Terobosan Krisis' Jelang Pemilihan Lokal… Akan Dikonfirmasi Bulan Depan melalui Kampanye Publik

Partai Kekuatan Rakyat
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(Seoul=Yonhapnews) Reporter Kim Yeon-jung, Park Soo-yoon, Jo Da-woon = Partai Kekuatan Rakyat telah memutuskan untuk mengganti nama partai setelah sekitar 5 tahun setengah menjelang pemilihan lokal 6·3.

Seiring dengan krisis kekalahan pemilihan lokal yang disebabkan oleh darurat militer 12·3 mantan Presiden Yoon Suk-yeol dan dampak pemakzulan, Wakil Ketua Jang Dong-hyeok dipahami telah mengeluarkan perubahan nama partai sebagai kartu terobosan krisis dalam menunjukkan kehendak untuk 'pembaruan partai'.

 Nama partai baru akan dikonfirmasi dalam bulan depan melalui prosedur termasuk konvergensi pendapat anggota partai, kampanye publik, dan perubahan anggaran dasar partai.

Jenderal Sekretaris Partai Kekuatan Rakyat Jung Hee-yong mengumumkan keputusan ini pada rapat Dewan Eksekutif tertinggi tanggal 12.

Ini adalah hasil survei telepon respons otomatis (ARS) yang dilakukan dari tanggal 9-11 di antara anggota bertanggung jawab yang membayar iuran partai mengenai perubahan nama partai, yang menunjukkan opini yang menguntungkan untuk penggantian nama partai.

Dalam survei ARS, 25,24% dari total 774.000 anggota bertanggung jawab merespons, dan di antaranya 133.000 anggota (68,19%) menyatakan persetujuan untuk perubahan nama partai. Penerimaan proposal nama partai baru yang dilakukan secara bersamaan di antara anggota bertanggung jawab menerima sekitar 18.000 pendapat.

Sebelumnya, Wakil Ketua Jang Dong-hyeok menyatakan pada konferensi pers pengumuman rencana pembaruan partai tanggal 7 lalu, "Saya akan menanyakan kehendak semua anggota partai dan mendorong perubahan nama partai".

Sekretaris Jenderal Jung mengatakan, "Kami secara resmi memulai prosedur perubahan nama partai sebagai tindak lanjut dari konferensi pers 'Perubahan Kemenangan' oleh Wakil Ketua Jang" dan "Melalui survei yang melibatkan semua anggota bertanggung jawab, kami mengkonfirmasi aspirasi yang jelas dari anggota partai tentang 'Perubahan Kemenangan melalui Perubahan Nama Partai, Permulaan Baru'".

Partai akan menyelenggarakan kampanye nama partai baru yang melibatkan seluruh masyarakat di bawah kepemimpinan Seo Ji-young, Kepala Biro Hubungan Masyarakat Partai, dan setelah tinjauan ahli, akan menyelesaikan prosedur perubahan nama partai dalam bulan Februari.

Dengan demikian, papan nama 'Partai Kekuatan Rakyat' yang ditampilkan pada awal September 2020 akan hilang dalam sejarah selama 5 tahun 5 bulan ketika terkonfirmasi untuk diganti bulan depan.

Jika didasarkan pada nama partai Partai Korea Hanara, yang merupakan titik awal kronologi partai yang diposting di situs web Partai Kekuatan Rakyat, ini adalah penggantian 'papan nama' partai kelima setelah Partai Saenuri, Partai Korea Bebas, Partai Unified Future, dan Partai Kekuatan Rakyat.

Sementara itu, partai konservatif telah mengalami kekalahan pemilihan nasional seperti pemilihan presiden dan pemilihan umum, serta krisis pemakzulan presiden, dan telah mengubah nama partai sebagai langkah akhir untuk terobosan krisis.

'Partai Demokratik Bebas' (Demokrat-Partai Bebas) yang lahir dari 'penggabungan tiga partai' pada tahun 1990 antara Partai Keadilan Demokratis dan Partai Demokratik Bersatu Kim Young-sam, serta Partai Demokrat Baru Kim Jong-pil, mengubah nama menjadi 'Partai Korea Baru' pada tahun 1996 dengan alasan 'putus dengan masa lalu' ketika mantan Presiden Chun Doo-hwan dan Roh Tae-woo ditangkap atas tuduhan penghianatan negara 5·18 dan 12·12, dan tampil baik dengan mendapatkan 139 kursi di pemilihan umum ke-15.

Setelah itu, sebulan sebelum pemilihan presiden 1997, Partai Korea Baru yang dipimpin Lee Hoe-chang bergabung dengan Partai Demokratik Terpadu dari gerakan demokratisasi dan diubah nama menjadi 'Partai Korea Hanara' dalam 1 tahun 9 bulan.

Nama 'Partai Korea Hanara', yang langsung diciptakan oleh ketua pertama Cho Soon, dipertahankan selama sekitar 15 tahun dari 1997 hingga 2012, menetapkan rekor 'nama partai terlama' setelah demokratisasi.

Meskipun mengalami kekalahan beruntun dalam pemilihan presiden ke-15 dan ke-16, nama partai tidak berubah, dan nama partai dipertahankan meskipun ada insiden 'Pesta Mobil Bodong' pada tahun 2003 dan terpaan pemakzulan mantan Presiden Roh Moo-hyun pada tahun 2004.

Kemudian, pada Februari 2012 di akhir administrasi Lee Myung-bak, Park Geun-hye, wakil ketua komite darurat pada saat itu, mengubah nama partai menjadi 'Partai Saenuri' sebagai bagian dari inovasi partai jelang pemilihan umum dan pemilihan presiden.

Namun, 5 tahun kemudian, ketika mantan Presiden Park dimakzulkan, papan nama 'Partai Saenuri' juga turun bersama-sama.

Setelah itu, nama partai terus berubah dalam siklus pendek.

Partai Saenuri mengubah nama menjadi Partai Korea Bebas pada Februari 2017 menjelang pemilihan presiden ke-19, tetapi calon presiden Hong Joon-pae dalam pemilihan presiden tahun itu terpukul parah di tengah dampak pemakzulan, dan pemilihan lokal 2018 juga kalah total kecuali untuk walikota Daegu dan gubernur Gyeongbuk.

Setelah itu, 3 tahun kemudian, pada Februari 2020 menjelang pemilihan umum ke-21, Ketua Hwang Kyo-ahn pada saat itu mengubah nama partai menjadi Partai Unified Future dan mengadakan pemilihan, tetapi terpukul parah. Setelah Komite Darurat Kim Jong-in memasuki posisi, perubahan nama partai dipromosikan, dan sekitar 6 bulan kemudian pada September 2020 nama partai diubah menjadi 'Partai Kekuatan Rakyat', yang telah digunakan hingga sekarang.

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Jang Dong-hyuk's 'Crisis Breakthrough Will' Ahead of Local Elections…To Be Confirmed Next Month Through Public Nomination

People Power Party
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(Seoul=Yonhapnews) Reporters Kim Yeon-jung, Park Su-yun, Jo Da-woon = The People Power Party has decided to change its party name for the first time in approximately 5 and a half years ahead of the June 3 local elections.

As the party faced a crisis of defeat in the local elections due to the aftermath of former President Yoon Suk-yeol's December 3 emergency martial law and impeachment, Party Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk is interpreted as pulling out party name revision as a crisis breakthrough card to demonstrate willingness for "party renewal."

 The new party name is scheduled to be finalized by next month through procedures including gathering party member opinions, public nomination, and constitutional amendments.

Jung Hee-yong, Secretary-General of the People Power Party, announced this decision at the highest committee meeting on the 12th.

This decision follows an automated response system (ARS) survey conducted on September 9-11 asking dues-paying party members about whether to revise the party name, which showed that the opinion to change the party name was dominant.

In the ARS survey, 25.24% of approximately 774,000 dues-paying members responded, of which approximately 133,000 members (68.19%) expressed support for party name revision. Approximately 18,000 opinions were received in the simultaneous collection of new party name proposals from dues-paying members.

Previously, Chairman Jang Dong-hyuk announced at a press conference on party reform measures on the 7th that "We will pursue party name revision by asking the will of all party members."

Secretary-General Jung stated, "As a follow-up to Chairman Jang's 'Winning Change' press conference, we are officially launching the party name revision procedure. Through surveys involving all dues-paying members, we have confirmed the party members' clear aspiration for 'winning change through party name revision and a new start,'" he said.

The party decided to hold a new party name nomination contest open to all citizens under the leadership of Seo Ji-young, head of the party's publicity headquarters, and then complete the party name revision procedure by February after expert review.

With this, the "People Power Party" sign that was put up in early September 2020 will disappear into history in 5 years and 5 months if its replacement is confirmed next month.

Using the Grand National Party name, which is the starting point of the party history posted on the People Power Party's homepage, as a standard, this marks the fifth time the party is changing its "sign," following the Saenuri Party, Liberty Korea Party, Future Integration Party, and People Power Party.

Meanwhile, the conservative party has changed its party name as a political gambit to break through crises while experiencing nationwide electoral defeats in presidential and general elections and presidential impeachment incidents.

The "Democratic Liberal Party" (DLP), born from the "3-party merger" of the Democratic Justice Party, Kim Young-sam's Democratic Party for Unification, and Kim Jong-pil's New Democratic Republican Party in 1990, changed its party name to "New Korea Party" in 1996 as a "break with the past" after former Presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo were arrested on charges including the May 18 and December 12 rebellions, and the party performed well, winning 139 seats in the 15th general elections.

Then, a month before the 1997 presidential election, the New Korea Party led by Lee Hoe-chang merged with the Democratic Party of the democratization movement and changed its name to "Grand National Party" in 1 year and 9 months.

The "Grand National Party" name, created by inaugural chairman Cho Soon of the Grand National Party, was maintained for approximately 15 years from 1997 to 2012, establishing the record for the "longest-lived party name" since democratization.

Despite consecutive losses in the 15th and 16th presidential elections, the party name remained unchanged, and the name was maintained despite the 2003 "slush fund party" scandal and the 2004 backlash of impeachment against former President Roh Moo-hyun.

In February 2012, in the latter half of the Lee Myung-bak administration, Park Geun-hye, then emergency countermeasures chairwoman, changed the party name to "Saenuri Party" as part of party innovation ahead of the general and presidential elections.

However, five years later, when former President Park was impeached, the "Saenuri Party" sign came down as well.

After that, the party name continued to change in short cycles.

The Saenuri Party changed its party name to "Liberty Korea Party" in February 2017 ahead of the 19th presidential election, but in that year's presidential election, presidential candidate Hong Joon-pyo suffered a crushing defeat in the aftermath of the impeachment, and the 2018 local elections also resulted in a complete loss except for the Daegu mayor and Gyeongbuk governor positions.

Three years later, in February 2020 ahead of the 21st general elections, then Chairman Hwang Kyo-ahn changed the party name to "Future Integration Party" and held the election but suffered a crushing defeat. As soon as Kim Jong-in's emergency countermeasures committee took office that year, party name revision was pushed forward, and in September 2020, just over 6 months later, the party name was changed to "People Power Party," which has been used since then.

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