New Conservative Party (South Korea) should not be confused with New Conservative Party for Reform.
New Conservative Party | |
Native Name: | 새로운보수당 |
Native Name Lang: | ko |
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Leader: | Yoo Seong-min |
Split: | Bareunmirae Party |
Merged: | United Future Party |
Membership Year: | 2019 |
Colours: | Sky blue |
Flag: | Flag of the New Conservative Party (South Korea; variant 1).svg |
Country: | South Korea |
The New Conservative Party was a South Korean conservative political party officially founded in 2020.
The New Conservative Party was originally formed as the Emergency Action for Change and Innovation (Korean: 변화와 혁신을 위한 비상행동) on 30 September 2019.[1] The group, organized within the Bareunmirae Party, was made up of 15 lawmakers who were critical toward the leadership of Sohn Hak-kyu.[1] Yoo Seong-min, the former co-chairman of the Bareunmirae Party, was chosen as the organizational leader.[1]
On 4 December, the name was shortened to Change and Innovation (Korean: 변화와 혁신), and then adopted the incumbent name on 12 December.[2] [3] However, six lawmakers were dropped, mainly pro-Ahn Cheol-soo lawmakers,[4] since their head did not express a strong intention to join.[5] Some pro-Ahn lawmakers also criticized the organization's decision to use "Conservative" in its name, adding that it ignores centrism.[6]
On 5 January 2020, the New Conservative Party held an official formation convention.[7]
The leader Ha Tae-keung said that the party seeks to be the "Youth conservative, moderate conservative, conservative overcomes the impeachment, fair conservative, and new and big conservative".[2] The party also seeks to deal with social issues i.e. unfairness, future reform, eco-friendly development, and polarization.[2]