Left–Right Coalition Movement
Political movement in Korea
The Left–Right Coalition Movement (Korean: 좌우합작운동) was a movement during the division of Korea led by centrists in 1946. It sought to promote cooperation between the left and right-wing of Korea in establishing a unified, peninsula-wide government after Japanese occupation. To this end, it formed a Left–Right Coalition Committee that brought together Korean politicians from across the political spectrum. It eventually failed in its goal due to increasing political polarization and the loss of the support of the United States, which adopted a firmer anti-communist stance around the beginning of the Cold War.
Background
Political factions
After the liberation of Korea, there were a number of political movements in the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
National Association, led by Syngman Rhee – for the Rapid Realization of Korean Independence.
Korea Democratic Party, led by Song Jin-woo and Kim Seong-su – right-wing party that opposed the trusteeship and desired the establishment of a sole government in the South.
Korean Provisional Government (KPG), led by Kim Ku – right-wing party that opposed the trusteeship and desired a united government of the South and North.
Communist Party of Korea, led by Pak Hon-yong – left-wing party that supported the agreement of the Moscow Conference and desired a unified government of the South and North.
Moderates, such as Lyuh Woon-hyung, Kim Kyu-sik, Ahn Chai-hong – prudent regarding the issue of trusteeship and desired to establish a unified government of the South and North with the Left–Right Coalition Movement, as well as resumption of the US-Soviet Joint Commission.
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