Onward for Future 4.0 (

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: 미래를 향한 전진 4.0) was a South Korean political party.

History

The Onward for Future 4.0 was founded by its president, Lee Un-ju, a former MP of the

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who was dissatisfied with the leadership of

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. The party had a pre-inauguration ceremony on 1 December 2019, and announced its flag and logo on 23 December. They announced 44 members including leadership figures, such as Park Hwee-rak (Chief Deputy President), Song Geun-john (Deputy President), Park Ju-won (Secretary-General), Lee Jong-hyuk (General Chairman of the Organising Committee), and Kim Won-sung (Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee). They also recruited 86 members — 14 for entrepreneurship, economy, labour and renovation, 7 for security and industrial security, 51 for youth startup, and 14 for youth student councils. On 19 January 2020, the party was officially established. However, after a month, it was merged into the

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Ideology and policies

The party described themselves as

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

, seeks

youth politics Youth politics is a category of issues which distinctly involve, affect or otherwise impact youth. It encompasses youth policy that specifically has an impact on young people (for example, education, housing, employment, leisure) and how young peop ...

and supported freedom and democracy. The name, "Onward", was inspired from the '' La République En Marche!'' of

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. The party was also strongly anti-communist. Park Hwee-rak, the Chief Deputy President called the ruling

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as "left-wing party who communise the Republic". It wanted to end

populist Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term develop ...

welfare policy while seeking public and labour reform.

4.0

The party added "4.0" into its name, which means: * "1.0" - Establishment ** On 15 August 1948, the former President of the Republic Syngman Rhee, and the other heroes and heroines, established this country, and defended freedom and democracy against

communism Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a ...

. * "2.0" - Industrialisation ** From 1960s to 1980s, the country was industrialised by sending troops to South Vietnam, miners and nurses to

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, and construction workers to the

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. * "3.0" - Democratisation ** Although the country achieved a democratisation, there were several fakers and hypocrites who endangered the social value and brought a chaotic age. * "4.0" - Future ** In future, we should end this chaotic age and rebuild a free and fair society.

References

External links

Official website
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