South Korea
Democratic Party of Korea
Social liberalism
South Korea’s main centre-left party, campaigning on welfare expansion, engagement with North Korea, chaebol reform and stronger labour protections.
- Founded
- 2014
- Positions as of
- 2024 election platform
- Last verified
01
What does it believe?
Nation and the world
Favours engagement and economic cooperation with North Korea over containment.
02
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
34
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
42
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
64
Collective orderIndividual freedom
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
70
ContinuityReform
Evidence: Documented
Nation and the world
46
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
74
Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
62
Production firstProtection first
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Election platform · Democratic Party of Korea · 2024
Logo: 2024 Logo of the Democratic Party of Korea.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.