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List of political parties in South Korea

List of political parties in South Korea

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This article lists political parties in South Korea.

South Korea has a weakly institutionalized multi-party system,[1][2] characterized by frequent changes in party arrangements. Political parties have a chance of gaining power alone.

Current parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly

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  1. The Justice Party is considered a solid 'left-wing' or 'progressive' in South Korea's political landscape.[5] However, some of researchers have evaluated the Justice Party as radical in South Korea's conservative political landscape, but still more moderate than the centre-left social democrats in Europe.[6]
  2. JP does not support anti-communism and is moderate-open to dialogue with the North Korean government. However, unlike the DPK, which supports a friendly approach to North Korea.[sentence fragment][7][8]
  3. The Progressive Party is often described as "far-left" in South Korea due to its sympathies toward North Korea, opposition to the U.S. military presence in South Korea, and political similarities with the defunct Unified Progressive Party.[12][13] This is due to the party descending from the Minjokhaebang-wing (National Liberation faction) of progressivism in South Korea, who were described as being left-wing nationalists, reunificationists and anti-American.

Extra-parliamentary parties

Conservative parties

Main article: Conservatism in South Korea

Centrist (or conservative liberal) parties

Liberal parties

Main article: Liberalism in South Korea

Progressive parties

Main article: Progressivism in South Korea

Single-issue parties

Unknown stances, third position, or syncretic parties

of 10 minor conservative parties. Formerly known as the Chungcheong's Future Party. (2020-2023)

  • Taegon Party (태건당), a pseudo-religious party created from the Dragon Empire religious cult. [citation needed]

Parties in formation

These parties are not legal acting political parties yet, but are in the process of gathering petition signatures to become formal political parties.

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Defunct parties

Timeline of all mainstream political parties

Conservative parties

Main article: Conservatism in South Korea

Mainstream parties

Minor parties

Liberal parties

Main article: Liberalism in South Korea

Mainstream parties

Minor parties

Progressive parties

Main article: Progressivism in South Korea

Green parties

Unknown or syncretic parties

See also

Notes

  1. an unregistered left-wing to far-left political party. It is unable to register due to a ban on openly socialist or communist parties under the National Security Act.

References

  1. [1]
    Wong, Joseph (2015). "South Korea's Weakly Institutionalized Party System". Party System Institutionalization in Asia: Democracies, Autocracies, and the Shadows of the Past. Cambridge University Press. pp. 260–279.
  2. [2]
    Wong, Joseph (2012). "Transitioning from a dominant party system to multi-party system: The case of South Korea". Friend or Foe? Dominant Party Systems in Southern Africa: Insights from the Developing World. United Nations University Press. pp. 68–84.
  3. [3]
    The Democratic Party of Korea is described as a centrist party by numerous sources:
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    "¹ý¾È Ç¥°á·Î º» ±¹È¸ÀÇ¿ø 300¸í À̳伺Çâ - ·¹ÀÌ´õP". m.raythep.com/. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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    조성 (July 20, 2018). 독일 정치 우리의 대 (in Korean). e지식의 날개. ISBN 9788920032370 – via Google Books.
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    ""국민 생명이 먼저" 정의당, 북에도 할 말 하겠다는 '신노선'". The Hankyoreh. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. [8]
    "정의당도 요구한 對北 규탄결의안, 민주당 "北 이미 사과했다" 버티기". The Chosun Ilbo. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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    ""KIM OVERSEES MISSILE TEST"". KBS. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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    "조국혁신당". www.xn--3e0b68h6spymf.kr. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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    Yong Jae Kim (10 July 2023). "Conservative zealots: evangelical politics in South Korea". 9DashLine. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  12. [12]
    "Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment". koreaherald. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2020. "Members of the far-left minor opposition Minjung Party protest, demanding the Prosecution’s apology and an investigation into a female prosecutor’s sexual harassment allegations, in front of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office in Seoul on Tuesday."
  13. [13]
    "[4·15 총선 앗싸①] '극좌'에서 '극우'까지 ... '배당금黨'에 '결혼당'도 출현" [[April 15 general elections] From 'far left' to 'far right' ... 'Dividend Party' and 'Marriage Party' have also emerged.]. 뉴스웍스. 26 January 2020.
  14. [14]
    "[보도자료] 김재연 후보, 유엔 총회 앞두고 "남북교류협력 가로막는 대북제재 해제하라"". Progressive Party.
  15. [15]
    "중앙당 등록공고(대한국민당)".
  16. [16]
    "국민대통합당". pgup.or.kr.
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    "공고 | 위원회소식 | 알림마당 | 중앙선거관리위원회".
  18. [18]
    "중앙당 등록공고(통일한국당)".
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    "공고 | 위원회소식 | 알림마당 | 중앙선거관리위원회".
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    "'새로운물결' 창당 선언한 김동연 "별칭은 '오징어당'…정치 바꾸겠다"". 조선비즈. October 24, 2021.
  21. [21]
    "국민의힘, 시대전환 흡수 합당…조정훈 합류로 112석".
  22. [22]
    Yonhap News Agency, December 19, 2014, , “...South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the dissolution of a pro-North Korean minor opposition party...”
  23. [23]
    "'노동당·사회변혁노동자당' 통합정당 2월5일 출범 < 정당 < 정치ㆍ경제 < 기사본문 - 매일노동뉴스". 18 January 2022.

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