Reformpartei (Süd-Korea)

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{{Infobox political party
| name = Reform Party
| native_name = 개혁신당
| logo = Emblem of the New Reform Party (South Korea).svg
| native_name_lang = ko
| logo_size = 250
| colorcode = {{Party color|New Reform Party (South Korea)}}
| leader = [[Chun Ha-ram]] (acting)
| leader1_title = Floor Leader
| leader1_name = [[Chun Ha-ram]]
| leader2_title = Chair of the Policy Planning Committee
| leader2_name = Lee Joo-young
| secretary_general = Kim Chul-keun
| abbreviation =
| founder = [[Lee Jun-seok]]
| founded = 20 January 2024
| merger =
| split = [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]]
| membership = 71,447<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:개혁신당, 당명 그대로 유지한다 |url=https://www.hankyung.com/article/2024072625181/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=[[The Korea Economic Daily]] |language=en}}</ref>
| colours = {{colour box|{{Party colour|New Reform Party (South Korea)}}|border=darkgray}} Orange
| slogan = 좌도 우도 아닌, 앞으로 <br>(Neither left nor right, but forward.) <br> 압도적 새로움 <br>(Overwhelming Novelty)
| flag = Korean New Reform Party banner.svg
| ideology = {{nowrap|[[Conservatism]] ([[Conservatism in South Korea|South Korean]]){{refn |<ref>{{cite news |date= 29 January 2024 |title= "KIM OVERSEES MISSILE TEST" |url= https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=7877602 |work=[[Korean Broadcasting System]] |access-date= 2 February 2024}}</ref><ref name="Centre-right" />}}<br />[[Moderate conservatism]]}}
| position = [[Centre-right]]<ref name="Centre-right">{{cite news |date=12 April 2024 |title=South Korea opposition parties expand Assembly dominance |url= https://asianews.network/south-korea-opposition-parties-expand-assembly-dominance/ |work=[[Asia News Network]] |access-date=27 December 2024}}</ref>
| seats1_title = [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|3|300|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| seats2_title = Metropolitan Mayors and Governors
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|17|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| seats3_title = Municipal Mayors
| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|226|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| seats4_title = Provincial and Metropolitan Councillors
| seats4 = {{Composition bar|2|872|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| seats5_title = Municipal Councillors
| seats5 = {{Composition bar|6|2988|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| website = {{URL|https://reformparty.kr}}
| country = South Korea
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title = Reform Party
| hangul = 개혁신당
| hanja = 改革新黨
| rr = Gaehyeok Sindang
| mr = Kaehyŏk Sindang
}}
{{Conservatism in South Korea|Parties1}}
The '''Reform Party''' ('''RP'''; {{korean|hangul=개혁신당}}, {{lit|New Reform Party}}) is a South Korean political party jointly led by [[Lee Jun-seok]], the former leader of the [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]] (PPP). While initially founded by Lee Jun-seok as a [[Conservatism|conservative]] party after his split from the PPP, it has subsequently merged with various parties and factions led by politicians formerly affiliated with the [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)|Democratic Party of Korea]] (DPK) and [[Justice Party (South Korea)|Justice Party]].

==History==
The founding congress of the Reform Party was held on 20 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New political party launched in S.Korea ahead of April's general election |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240120_14/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=NHK WORLD |language=en}}</ref> At the founding congress, the intention was emphasized to create a "third force", which would include the Reform Party, to oppose the Democratic Party and the PPP. The new party expressed its readiness to create coalitions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Reform Party Launches with Former PPP Chief Lee Jun-seok as its Chief |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=183215 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[[KBS World]] |language=en}}</ref> The party is led by former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok and the conservative Kim Yong-nam is the party's policy committee chief.<ref name=":0" />

On 24 January 2024, [[Yang Hyang-ja]]'s [[Hope of Korea]] merged into the Reform Party ahead of the [[2024 South Korean legislative election|April 10 parliamentary election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-24 |script-title=ko:이준석 개혁신당-양향자 한국의희망 '합당'…제3지대 연대 본격화 |url=https://www.donga.com/news/Politics/article/all/20240124/123200216/1 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]] |language=ko}}</ref> On February 9, it was announced that the party, along with [[New Future Party (South Korea)|New Future Party]] led by [[Lee Nak-yon]], would merge to create the Reform Party, with the new party being led by Lee Jun-seok and Lee Nak-yon.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Yonhap |date=2024-02-09 |title=Smaller political powers agree to merge into new party ahead of general elections |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240209000104 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>

On 20 February 2024, [[Lee Nak-yon]] and his New Future Party announced their withdrawal from the merger with the Reform Party. [[Kim Jong-min (politician)|Kim Jong-min]], an assemblyman close to Lee, also left the party to rejoin Lee's New Future Party.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:[바로이뉴스] "다시 새로운미래로 돌아간다"…11일 만에 결별 선언한 이낙연 |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20240220114808548 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=언론사 뷰}}</ref>

In April 2025, the party rejected [[Hong Joon-pyo]]'s suggestion for a merger with People Power Party, citing its opposition to the PPP's support for Yoon-seok Yeol after the [[2024 South Korean martial law crisis|2024 martial law crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=박 |first=형빈 |date=24 April 2025 |title=개혁신당, 홍준표 '빅텐트' 제안에 "내란 텐트 합류 안해" |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20250424144500001?input=1195m |website=[[Yonhap News]]}}</ref>

==Ideology==
Initially, the Reform Party mainly consisted of [[Moderate conservatism#South Korea|moderate conservatives]] centred around Lee Jun-seok, joined by [[Centrism|centrists]] formerly affiliated with the [[Bareunmirae Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |script-title=ko:여야 정치인 12명, 5일 개혁신당 합류…지원사격 나선 양향자 |url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/2D3YDLJXYP/GE0303 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website={{ill|The Seoul Economic Daily|ko|서울경제}} |language=ko}}</ref> Centre-left members of the [[Justice Party (South Korea)|Justice Party]] who refused an election alliance with the [[Green Party Korea|Green Party]] also left the party and joined the election alliance. This includes former MP [[Ryu Ho-jeong]]. However, after consecutive mergers with other parties and factions, it has morphed into a big tent party composed of members from different backgrounds.

Because its various factions were merged to form a centrist block ahead of the [[2024 South Korean legislative election|2024 South Korean parliamentary elections]], party members remain divided along ideological lines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-12 |title=Doubts remain over 'big tent' party's ability to work together. |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/02/356_368633.html |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=[[The Korea Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

The party claims to be [[Anti-authoritarianism|against authoritarianism]] and [[Anti-statism|statism]] and seeks to protect liberty.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 |script-title=ko:천하람, "당 내부 권위주의 배격…권력에 기생하지 않겠다"|url=https://www.khan.co.kr/politics/politics-general/article/202312292057015/amp |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=[[Kyunghyang Shinmun]]|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-13 |script-title=ko:이준석 "개혁신당, 보수주의 아닌 자유주의 표방해야"|url=https://www.mt.co.kr/renew/view_amp.html%3fno=2024021317474389388 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website={{ill|Money Today|ko|머니투데이}}|language=ko}}</ref>{{Vague|date=May 2024}}

==Election results==
=== President ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Election
! Candidate
! Votes
! %
! Result
|-
| [[2025 South Korean presidential election|2025]]
| [[Lee Jun-seok]]
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
| ''TBD''
|}

=== Legislature ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Election
! rowspan="2" | Leader
! colspan="4" | Constituency
! colspan="4" | Party list
! colspan="2" | Seats
! rowspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | Status
|-
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/-
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/-
! No.
! +/–
|-
! [[2024 South Korean legislative election|2024]]
| [[Lee Jun-seok]]
| 195,147
| 0.68
| New
| {{Composition bar|1|254|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| 1,025,775
| 3.62
| New
| {{Composition bar|2|46|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| {{Composition bar|3|300|{{party color|Reform Party (South Korea)}}}}
| New
| 4th
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|}

==References==
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{{South Korean political parties}}

[[Category:2024 establishments in South Korea]]
[[Category:Centre-right parties in Asia]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2024]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in South Korea]]
[[Category:People Power Party (South Korea)]]
[[Category:Centrist parties in Asia]]
[[Category:Political schisms]]

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