The Korea Vision Party ( ko, 국민생각, ''Gungmin Saenggak'', "National Thought"), more commonly known as the K Party, is a

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ist political party in South Korea. It was founded on 12 February 2012 by

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, president of the Hansun Foundation, a conservative think tank. There are concerns that the K Party will split the conservative vote, though Park Se-il met with Saenuri leader Park Geun-hye on 23 February, with Park Geun-hye commenting that "If a party holds the same values and orientation, we are open to partnering". The party aims to field over 200 candidates in the April elections, favoring the selection of women and younger politicians. In an opinion poll conducted on 24–25 February 2012, the K Party received a support level of 1.4%, out-ranking the more established New Progressive Party. Analysts have nonetheless raised questions over the ability of the party to secure seats, even if sitting Assembly members do defect. The party has attempted to court defecting members of the larger

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in the run-up to the 2012 Assembly elections,Unselected lawmakers threaten to desert
Korea Times, 6 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012. with a particular focus on loyalists of

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who have been alienated by the rise of Park Geun-hye. Commentators have speculated that pro-Lee lawmakers such as

Lee Jae-oh Lee Jae-oh ( ko, link=no, 이재오, RR: ''Yi Jae-o'', Hanja: 李在五; born 11 January 1945) is a conservative South Korean politician of the New Party 2018. He was member of the National Assembly for Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul, and served as Mini ...

may defect to the K Party en masse, and on March 9, 2012, the former

politician

Jeon Yeo-ok Jeon Yeo-ok (born April 9, 1959) is a conservative female South Korean politician who came from a journalist background. Of a pro- Lee Myung-bak background, she is known for expressing unsatisfying discontent against Park Geun-hye who regained ...

defected to the K Party and became its first lawmaker.Rep. Chun leaves Saenuri for K Party

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, 9 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

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