South Korea has a weakly institutionalized multi-party system,[1][2] characterized by frequent changes in party arrangements. At least one of the many political parties has a chance of gaining power alone.
The Progressive Party is often described as "far-left" in South Korea due to its sympathies toward North Korea, opposition to the U.S. military presence in South Korea, and political similarities with the defunct Unified Progressive Party.[7][8] This is due to the party descending from the Minjokhaebang-wing[ko] (National Liberation faction) of progressivism in South Korea, which was described as being left-wing nationalists, reunificationists and anti-American.
Party for the Abolition of Special Privileges[ko] (가락특권폐지당), aimed at eliminating the special privilege of sitting lawmakers not being able to be tried for crimes while serving as lawmaker.
New Han People's Peninsula Peace Party[ko] (신한반도체제평화당), 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 Towards Tomorrow, Towards the Future[ko]. (2021–2023)
Functional Self-Employment Party[ko] (직능자영업당), (single-issue) merged into Towards Tomorrow, Towards the Future[ko]. (2020–2024)
Small and Medium-sized Businesses and Self-employed Peoples' Party[ko] (중소자영업당) (2020–2024)[g]
an unregistered left-wing to far-left political party. It is unable to register due to a ban on openly socialist or communist parties under the National Security Act.
Dissolved by the National Elections Commission in 2024 for not participating in an election for 4 years
Dissolved by the National Elections Commission in 2024 for not participating in an election for 4 years
Dissolved by the National Elections Commission in 2024 for not participating in an election for 4 years
Wong, Joseph (2015). "South Korea's Weakly Institutionalized Party System". Party System Institutionalization in Asia: Democracies, Autocracies, and the Shadows of the Past. Cambridge University Press. pp.260–279.
Wong, Joseph (2012). "Transitioning from a dominant party system to multi-party system: The case of South Korea". Friend or Foe? Dominant Party Systems in Southern Africa: Insights from the Developing World. United Nations University Press. pp.68–84.
The Democratic Party of Korea is described as a centrist party by numerous sources:
"Democratic Party of Korea". Britannica.com. 3 January 2024. Democratic Party of Korea (DP), Korean Daeburo Minjudang, centrist-liberal political party in South Korea.
"Political Populism: Eroding Asia's Complex Interdependence? – Analysis". Eurasia Review. 1 November 2019. The South Korean President Moon Jae-in's centrist-liberal Democratic Party has also reflected and tactically deployed the considerable popular nationalist sentiment in South Korean society as he vowed in early August that in the escalating bilateral trade dispute the country would "never again lose to Japan".
"South Korea: Economic and Political Outline". Santander. July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019. The Minjoo Party: centre, socially liberal main opposition party, result of a 2014 merger between the Democratic Party and the New Political Vision Party, first party in the Parliament since August 2017
"Female prosecutor opens up about sexual harassment". koreaherald. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2020. "Members of the far-left minor opposition Minjung Party protest, demanding the Prosecution's apology and an investigation into a female prosecutor's sexual harassment allegations, in front of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office in Seoul on Tuesday."
원성훈 (26 January 2020). "[4·15 총선 앗싸①] '극좌'에서 '극우'까지... '배당금黨'에 '결혼당'도 출현"[[April 15 general elections] From 'far left' to 'far right'... 'Dividend Party' and 'Marriage Party' have also emerged.]. 뉴스웍스.
Yonhap News Agency, December 19, 2014, , "...South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday ordered the dissolution of a pro-North Korean minor opposition party..."
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