List of political parties in South Korea


This article lists political parties in South Korea.
South Korea has a weakly institutionalized multi-party system, characterized by frequent changes in party arrangements. It has sometimes been described as having characteristics of a two-party system. At least one of the many political parties has a chance of gaining power alone.

Current parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly



Extra-parliamentary parties

Conservative parties

Centrist (or conservative liberal) parties

Liberal parties

Progressive parties

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Single-issue parties

Unknown stances, third position, or syncretic parties

Parties in formation

These parties are not legal acting political parties yet, but are in the process of gathering petition signatures to become formal political parties.
Party nameParty leaderPetitioning deadlineNotes
Small Business Party
소상공인당		18 March 2024Kim Jae-heum18 September 2024A single-issue moderate reformist party for protecting small business owners and the middle class.
Nuclear Nation Party
핵나라당		14 May 2024Jeong Hui-won14 November 2024A Hitlerite party that has submitted its attempted registration for the 8th time
Every House Public Election's Party
가가호호공명선거당		27 May 2024Min Hyeong-wook17 November 2024Single-issue party meant to reform the election management system.

Defunct parties

Conservative parties

Mainstream parties

Minor parties

Liberal parties

Mainstream parties

Minor parties

Progressive parties

Green parties

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Unknown or syncretic parties

  • , pan-Korean nationalism and Cheondoism, claims to support the unification of not only the Korean Peninsula, but of lands where Koreans are located in China, Russia, and Japan as well. Merged with Chungcheong's Future Party to create.
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Banned political movements