The Dawn of Liberty Party (; DLP) is a
classical liberal
Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, economic ...
,
self-proclaimed
alt-right
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political party in
South Korea
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founded in 2018 by Park Kyŏl.
History
The party was founded on 10 July 2018 by Park Kyŏl,
who is also the president of a resting place named Lounge Liberty.
During this time, it was not officially a political party yet.
The official formation was on 9 July 2019,
and was officially registered under
National Election Commission 6 days after the official establishment.
The party participated in the
2020 election.
Its president, Park Kyŏl, declared to run for a seat in the
Jongro District of
Seoul
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, rather than for a
proportional representation
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seat.
Ideology
The party criticises
Liberty Korea Party
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...
as "too
left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
-leaning" and "similar to
Democratic Party of Korea
The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK; ), formerly known as the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), is a liberal political party in South Korea. Controlling the unicameral National Assembly as of 2022, the DPK is regarded as one of two maj ...
".
It declares itself as "the first right-liberal political party of South Korea".
Although the party does not agree with the illegalisation of
same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same Legal sex and gender, sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being ...
as a "liberal" party, the party also does not support the
Anti-discrimination Law
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that could prohibit the criticisms toward the issue.
It also seeks to prioritise the locals, and says that the government should not simply give citizenship to any foreigners that can "pollute" the locals.
Its economic policies are also of a liberal
market economy
A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand, where all suppliers and consumers ...
,
calling for the private ownership of property, freedom of contract, tax cuts,
and the abolition of inheritance tax.
The party opposes the government interventions, mentioning that the
planned economy
A planned economy is a type of economic system where investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economy-wide economic plans and production plans. A planned economy may use centralized, decentralized, part ...
cannot overtake the market economy.
It also criticises
trade union
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s who "prevent the new employments".
Unlike the other right-wing parties, i.e. Liberty Korea Party and/or
Our Republican Party whose supporters are usually older than 50, the Dawn of Liberty Party mainly targets young voters
in their 20s and 30s.
The party wants to lower the minimum age requirement to become the
President of the Republic, citing examples such as
Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron (; born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. ''Ex officio'', he is also one of the two Co-Princes of Andorra. Prior to his presidency, Macron served as Minister of Econ ...
(who became
President of France
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at 39) and
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern ( ; born 26 July 1980) is a New Zealand politician who has been serving as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party since 2017. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the member of ...
(who became
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017.
The prime minister (inform ...
at 37).
Elections results
See also
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Liberal parties by country
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Introduction
The definition of liberal party is highly deba ...
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Liberalism in South Korea
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Historically, the liberal movement in the South Korean began ...
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Antifeminism
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Alt-lite
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Angry young man (South Korea)
(), abbreviated from (), is a term used in South Korea to refer to men in their 20s with negative tendencies toward feminism. The term first emerged in the late 2010s. Its antonym is (), abbreviated from ().
Views
have a negative tendency ...
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