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
AbbreviationDawn
DOL
PresidentPark Kyŏl
Secretary-GeneralYoon Ji-jeong
FounderPark Kyŏl
Founded10 July 2018
Registered15 July 2019
Legalised9 July 2019
HeadquartersChangcheon-dong, Myeongmool Street, Seodaemun District, Seoul
Membership (2019)6,113
IdeologyNational conservatism
Anti-immigration
Anti-communism
Right-wing populism
Political positionFar-right[1]
Colours  Black
  White
  Red
SloganKorea First
Seats in the National Assembly
0 / 300
Municipal mayor and Gubernatorial
0 / 17
Municipal Mayors
0 / 226
Seats within local government
0 / 3,750
Website
http://dawnofliberty.kr/
Dawn of Liberty
Hangul
자유의새벽당
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJayuuisaebyeokdang
McCune–ReischauerChayuŭisaebyŏktang

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
2020
0 / 300
101,819 #13 0.36% 0 seats; No seats Dawn of Liberty

References

  1. 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.)
  2. "우파의 가치를 적극 전파하는 정당이 될 것". 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. "[WHY] 우리는 왜 새벽당을 창당하는가?". 12 February 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. "청년 우파 정당, '자유의 새벽당' 창당". 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  5. "소개". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. "새벽당 (Facebook post)". 4 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. "강령". Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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