Dawn of Liberty
The Dawn of Liberty Party (Korean: 자유의새벽당) is a far-right political party in South Korea founded in 2018 by Park Kyŏl.
Dawn of Liberty Party 자유의새벽당 | |
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Abbreviation | Dawn DOL |
President | Park Kyŏl |
Secretary-General | Yoon Ji-jeong |
Founder | Park Kyŏl |
Founded | 10 July 2018 |
Registered | 15 July 2019 |
Legalised | 9 July 2019 |
Headquarters | Changcheon-dong, Myeongmool Street, Seodaemun District, Seoul |
Membership (2019) | 6,113 |
Ideology | National conservatism Anti-immigration Anti-communism Right-wing populism |
Political position | Far-right[1] |
Colours | Black White Red |
Slogan | Korea First |
Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 300
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Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial | 0 / 17
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Municipal Mayors | 0 / 226
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Seats within local government | 0 / 3,750
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Website | |
http://dawnofliberty.kr/ |
Dawn of Liberty | |
Hangul | 자유의새벽당 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jayuuisaebyeokdang |
McCune–Reischauer | Chayuŭisaebyŏktang |
History
The party was founded on 10 July 2018 by Park Kyŏl,[2] who is also the president of a resting place named Lounge Liberty.[3] During this time, it was not officially a political party yet.[2] The official formation was on 9 July 2019,[4] and was officially registered under National Election Commission 6 days after the official establishment.
The party will participate in the 2020 election.[2] Its president, Park Kyŏl, declared to run for a seat in the Jongro District of Seoul, rather than for a proportional representation seat.[2]
Ideology
The party criticises Liberty Korea Party as "too left-leaning" and "similar to Democratic Party of Korea".[2] It declares itself as "the first right-liberal political party of South Korea".[5] Although the party does not agree with the illegalisation of same-sex marriage as a "liberal" party, the party also does not support the Anti-discrimination Law that could prohibit the criticisms toward the issue.[2]
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.[6]
Its economic policies are also of a liberal market economy,[4] calling for the private ownership of property, freedom of contract, tax cuts,[7] and the abolition of inheritance tax.[2] The party opposes the government interventions, mentioning that the planned economy cannot overtake the market economy.[7] It also criticises trade unions who "prevent the new employments".[2][3]
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[3] in their 20s and 30s.[2] The party wants to lower the minimum age requirement to become the President of the Republic, citing examples such as Emmanuel Macron (who became President of France at 39) and Jacinda Ardern (who became Prime Minister of New Zealand at 37).[2]
Legislative elections
Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader | Party Name |
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2020 | 0 / 300 |
101,819 #13 | 0.36% | 0 seats; No seats | Dawn of Liberty |
References
- Lee Kyung-Min (2019-11-29). "연동형비례제, 벌써 원외 신당창당 붐…시민들 나선다 '소상공인·소수자·청년·정책정당..'". 폴리뉴스. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
대안우파 성향의 정당인 <자유의새벽당>은 지난 7월 창당해 현재 6천여 명의 소속 당원을 두고 있다. (The Alt-right party, Dawn of Liberty, was founded in July and now has more than 6,000 members.)
- "우파의 가치를 적극 전파하는 정당이 될 것". 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "[WHY] 우리는 왜 새벽당을 창당하는가?". 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "청년 우파 정당, '자유의 새벽당' 창당". 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "소개". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "새벽당 (Facebook post)". 4 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- "강령". Retrieved 17 September 2019.