The New Conservative Party () was a South Korean conservative political party officially founded in 2020.

History

The New Conservative Party was originally formed as the Emergency Action for Change and Innovation (

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: 변화와 혁신을 위한 비상행동) on 30 September 2019. The group, organized within the

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, was made up of 15 lawmakers who were critical toward the leadership of

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. Yoo Seong-min, the former co-chairman of the Bareunmirae Party, was chosen as the organizational leader. On 4 December, the name was shortened to Change and Innovation (

: 변화와 혁신), and then adopted the incumbent name on 12 December. However, six lawmakers were dropped, mainly pro-

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lawmakers, since their head did not express a strong intention to join. Some pro-Ahn lawmakers also criticized the organization's decision to use "Conservative" in its name, adding that it ignores centrism. On 5 January 2020, the New Conservative Party held an official formation convention.

Ideology

The leader

Ha Tae-keung Ha Tae-keung ( Korean: 하태경, born 26 April 1968) is South Korean activist and politician who is currently a member of National Assembly representing the 1st constituency of Haeundae District in Busan. He has served as Vice President of the ...

said that the party seeks to be the "Youth conservative, moderate conservative, conservative overcomes the impeachment, fair conservative, and new and big conservative". The party also seeks to deal with social issues i.e. unfairness, future reform, eco-friendly development, and polarization.

References

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