New Conservative Party (South Korea)

The New Conservative Party (Korean: 새로운보수당; Hanja: 새로운保守黨; RR: Saerounbosudang) was a South Korean conservative political party officially founded in 2020.

New Conservative Party 새로운보수당
President	Ha Tae-keung Oh Shin-hwan Yoo Ui-dong Chung Woon-chun Ji Sang-wook
Founded	30 September 2019 (as Emergency Action for Change and Innovation) 12 December 2019 (as New Conservative Party)
Dissolved	February 17, 2020
Split from	Bareunmirae Party
Merged into	United Future Party
Ideology	Conservatism Social conservatism
Political position	Centre-right to right‑wing[1][2]
Colours	Sky blue
Seats in the National Assembly	8 / 300
Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial	0 / 17
Municipal Mayors	0 / 226
Seats within local government	0 / 3,750
Website
www.newbosu.com
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History

The New Conservative Party was originally formed as the Emergency Action for Change and Innovation (Korean: 변화와 혁신을 위한 비상행동) on 30 September 2019.[3] The group, organized within the Bareunmirae Party, was made up of 15 lawmakers who were critical toward the leadership of Sohn Hak-kyu.[3] Yoo Seong-min, the former co-chairman of the Bareunmirae Party, was chosen as the organizational leader.[3]

On 4 December, the name was shortened to Change and Innovation (Korean: 변화와 혁신), and then adopted the incumbent name on 12 December.[4][5] However, six lawmakers were dropped, mainly pro-Ahn Cheol-soo lawmakers,[6] since their head did not express a strong intention to join.[7] Some pro-Ahn lawmakers also criticized the organization's decision to use "Conservative" in its name, adding that it ignores centrism.[8]

On 5 January 2020, the New Conservative Party held an official formation convention.[9]

Ideology

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".[4] The party also seeks to deal with social issues i.e. unfairness, future reform, eco-friendly development, and polarization.[4]

References

1. "New conservative party sets sail ahead of April parliamentary elections". Yonhap News Agency. 5 January 2020. A new conservative party was launched Sunday, spearheaded by eight lawmakers who defected from the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party (BP) to build a right-wing party pursuing reforms.
2. "The political framework of South korea". Import–Export Solutions. Nordea. 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
3. "바른미래 비당권파 '변화·혁신 비상행동' 출범…유승민 대표". 30 September 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
4. "변혁, 신당명 '새로운보수당…"이기는 야당 되겠다"(종합)". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
5. "변혁, '새로운보수당'으로 당명 확정". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
6. "새로운보수당, 안철수계 없이 '도로 바른정당' 되나". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
7. "안철수 측 "변혁신당 참여 밝힌 적 없다..여건도 아냐"". 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
8. ""중도 안철수 오지 말란 소리냐"…'새로운보수당' 당명에 반발". 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
9. "새로운보수당 공식 창당…하태경 등 5人 공동대표 체제(종합)". 5 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.