South Korea
People Power Party
Conservatism

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
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.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Well documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Well documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
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.