Revolution 21 () was a South Korean political party founded by the current affairs commentator Hwang Jang-soo.
History In November 2020, the party's Preparatory Committee was registered with the party itself officially being registered in April 2021.
Hwang Jang-soo, then leader of the party and a YouTuber announced that he would run in the 2022 South Korean presidential election after receiving 99.5% of the votes in an online party vote among party members. The party planned to put forward "judgement and liquidation of the Moon Jae-in administration, punishment for the failure of COVID-19 containment, and changes to quarantine policies" as its political platform for the election.
In the 2022 South Korean local elections, the party ran candidate Kim Jae-sang in Busan Metropolitan City for the local council, Yeongdo-gu.
The party was dissolved on 25 March 2024 and subsequently did not participate in the 2024 South Korean legislative election.
The party held rallies against Google Korea claiming it was censoring right-wing YouTube channels.
Election history
Local elections
Year Election Metropolitan mayors/governors Municipal mayors Metropolitan council members Municipal council members Seats won Success rate Seats won Success rate Seats won Success rate Seats won Success rate 2022 8th 0/17 0% 0/226 0% 0/872 0% 0/2,988 0%
References
External links
Revolution 21 Website