Minjoo Party of Korea



The Together Democratic Party (더불어민주당, Deobureominjudang), also known as the Minjoo Party of Korea (민주당) and the Democratic Party of Korea, is a centre to centre-left mainstream liberal party in South Korea. They are notorious for taking a position close to conservatism, not liberalism, on a number of social issues.

The party supports appeasement towards North Korea through the Sunshine Policy. There is a bit of left-wing nationalist inclination. but the party is somewhat friendly towards immigration.

As for the U.S., the party is less friendly than the main opposition United Future Party. With regards to Japan, the party is negative due to historical and political reasons.

DPK shows an active tendency to intervene in the economy, but is actually hostile to trade unions. In fact, the DPK government had frequent conflicts with South Korea's largest union, the KCTU (Korean Confederation of Trade Unions), and eventually arrested Yang Kyung-soo, chairman of the KCTU. Katherine Tai ​Trade Representative, a key figure in the Biden government, criticized the South Korean government.

The party has a discriminatory and conservative view of the mentally disabled. The party advocates the compulsory hospitalization system for mentally ill people without trial. It also indirectly advocates rampant violence against the mentally ill.

The Women's Violence Prevention Act (여성폭력방지기본법) was enacted in 2018 to protect only biological women. This was criticized by men in their 20s and LGBT human rights organizations. Men in their 20s think the act proves that the party is gynocentric.

The Minjoo Party signed a party cooperation protocol with the United Russia in 2018.

Since 2021, DPK has begun to accept the views of men in their 20s who are anti-feminist. DPK created the "Commission against both Misandry and Misogyny".