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South Korea

People Power Party

Conservatism

Logo of People Power Party.

South Korea’s main conservative party, successor to a lineage running back to Park Chung-hee’s governing party. Advocates market liberalisation, a firm posture towards North Korea and close alignment with the United States and Japan.

Founded
2020
Positions as of
2022 presidential election pledges
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Nation and the world

    Favours deterrence and sanctions towards Pyongyang over engagement, and trilateral security cooperation with Washington and Tokyo.

  • Wealth and inequality

    Advocates corporate tax reduction, deregulation of labour rules and loosening of chaebol governance restrictions.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

72

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

70

Evidence: Well documented

Personal liberty

45

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

28

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

76

Evidence: Well documented

Power and its limits

48

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

38

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Party Platform · People Power Party
  • 2022 Presidential Election Pledges · People Power Party · 2022

Logo: Logo of People Power Party of Korea.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.