Dawn of Liberty Party
The Dawn of Liberty Party was a classical liberal, self-proclaimed alt-right political party in South Korea founded in 2018 by Park Kyŏl.
History
The party was founded on 10 July 2018 by Park Kyŏl, who is also the president of a resting place named Lounge Liberty. During this time, it was not officially a political party yet. The official formation was on 9 July 2019, and was officially registered under National [Election Commission (South Korea)|National Election Commission] 6 days after the official establishment.The party participated in the 2020 [South Korean legislative election|2020 election]. Its president, Park Kyŏl, declared to run for a seat in the Jongro District of Seoul, rather than for a proportional representation seat.
Ideology
The party criticised the Liberty Korea Party as "too left-leaning" and "similar to Democratic Party of Korea". It declares itself as "the first right-liberal political party of South Korea". 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.It also sought to prioritise the locals, and says that the government should not simply give citizenship to any foreigners that can "pollute" the locals.
Its economic policies were also of a liberal market economy, calling for the private ownership of property, freedom of contract, tax cuts, and the abolition of inheritance tax. The party opposed the government interventions, mentioning that the planned economy cannot overtake the market economy. It also criticized trade unions who "prevent the new employments".
Unlike the other right-wing parties, i.e. Liberty Korea Party and/or Our [Republican Party (2020)|Our Republican Party] whose supporters are usually older than 50, the Dawn of Liberty Party mainly targeted young voters in their 20s and 30s. The party wanted to lower the minimum age requirement to become the President of the Republic, citing examples such as Emmanuel Macron and Jacinda Ardern.