Centrist reformism () is a South Korean political ideology. It is part of South Korea's

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tradition. In international standards, centrist reformism can be seen as

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and/or

liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by libe ...

History

The first party to put ''Jungdogaehyeok'' as its main ideology the

Peace Democratic Party The New United Democratic Party (NUDP; ) was a political party of South Korea from 1987 to 1991. The party was established as the Peace Democratic Party (PDP; ) in October 1987 by Kim Dae-jung and his followers to contest the presidential elect ...

, a liberal party led by

Kim Dae-jung Kim Dae-jung (, ; 6 January 192418 August 2009) was a South Korean politician, activist and statesman who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. Kim entered politics as a member of the new wing of the Democratic Pa ...

in 1987. When the

National Congress for New Politics The National Congress for New Politics (NCNP; ) was a political party of South Korea. History The party was formed in 1995 as the National Congress for New Politics after Kim Dae-jung returned to active politics following his retirement in 199 ...

was founded in 1995, it emphasized "moderate conservatives" () more than ''Jungdogaehyeok'' to gain more support from conservatives. However, since the

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Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun (, ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...

government, the term has not been used frequently for some time. In 2016,

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officially put forward ''Jungdogaehyeok'' as its main ideology.국민의당, 중도개혁 깃발로 창당…안철수-천정배 투톱
''YTN''. 2016 February 2.

Jungdogaehyeok parties

(1987–1991) * Democratic Party (1991–1995) *

(1995–2000) * Democratic Party (2000–2007) * Creative Korea Party (2007–2012) * Democratic Party (2007–2008) *

(2016–2018) *

Bareunmirae Party The Bareunmirae Party (), also known as the Bareun Mirae Party and Bareun Future Party, was a South Korean liberal-conservative political party. It was founded in 2018 by merger of the centrist liberal People's Party (South Korea, 2016), People ...

(2018–2020) *

Party for Democracy and Peace The Party for Democracy and Peace (, sometimes translated as the Democratic Peace Party) was a liberal political party in South Korea. The name "Democratic Peace Party" is known to have been named by Lee Sang-don (), a conservative liberal in ...

(2018–2020) *

New Alternatives The New Alternatives Party () was a South Korean political party founded in 2020. History The New Alternatives Party was originally organised by the conservative dissidents of the Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP) on 16 July 2019, as the ...

(2019–2020) *

(2020–2022) * Gihuminsaeng Party (2020–present) *

New Future Democratic Party The New Future Democratic Party () is a List of political parties in South Korea, South Korean political party formed by an anti-Lee Jae-myung faction from the Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015), Democratic Party led by former Prime Minister of ...

(2024–present)

References

{{reflist Centre-right politics Centrism in Asia Conservative liberalism Kim Dae-jung Liberalism in South Korea

History

Jungdogaehyeok parties

See also

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