국민의힘이 6·3 지방선거를 앞두고 약 5년 반 만에 당명을 변경하기로 결정했습니다. 이는 윤석열 전 대통령의 비상계엄과 탄핵 여파 등으로 지방선거 패배 위기에 직면하면서 장동혁 대표가 '당 쇄신' 의지를 보여 당명 개정을 추진한 것입니다. 국민 공모와 당원 의견 수렴을 통해 내달 중에 새로운 당명이 확정될 예정입니다. 이번 당명 변경은 과거에도 선거 패배나 위기 상황에서 반복적으로 시행되어 왔습니다. 한나라당, 새누리당, 자유한국당, 미래통합당을 거쳐 국민의힘으로 바뀌었던 역사를 가지고 있으며, 이번 변경으로 5번째 당명이 될 것입니다.
Partai Kekuatan Rakyat telah memutuskan untuk mengubah nama partainya untuk pertama kalinya dalam sekitar 5,5 tahun menjelang pemilihan lokal 3 Juni. Keputusan ini muncul karena partai menghadapi risiko kekalahan dalam pemilihan lokal setelah deklarasi darurat militer mantan Presiden Yoon Suk Yeol dan impeachment yang menyusul, mendorong ketua partai Jang Dong-hyeok untuk mendorong perubahan nama sebagai bagian dari upaya pembaruan partai. Nama partai baru diperkirakan akan disahkan bulan depan melalui nominasi publik dan konsultasi dengan anggota partai. Perubahan nama ini melanjutkan pola masa lalu di mana partai telah berulang kali mengubah namanya selama kekalahan pemilihan dan masa krisis. Partai sebelumnya dikenal sebagai Partai Hannara, Partai Saenuri, Partai Liberty Korea, dan Partai Future United sebelum menjadi Partai Kekuatan Rakyat, dan perubahan ini akan menandai nama partai yang kelima dalam sejarahnya.
The People Power Party has decided to change its party name for the first time in approximately 5.5 years ahead of the June 3 local elections. The decision comes as the party faces the risk of defeat in local elections following former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration and subsequent impeachment, prompting party leader Jang Dong-hyeok to push for the name change as part of party renewal efforts. A new party name is expected to be finalized next month through public nominations and consultation with party members. This name change continues a pattern from the past where the party has repeatedly changed its name during electoral defeats and times of crisis. The party has previously been known as Hannara Party, Saenuri Party, Liberty Korea Party, and Future United Party before becoming the People Power Party, and this change will mark the fifth party name in its history.
