id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-5709 Conservatism in South Korea - Wikipedia .html text/html 3035 444 67 Traditional South korea conservatism is a political and social philosophy characterized by Korean culture traditions originating from Confucianism in korea, pro-business, opposition to trade unions, strong national defense, free trade, anti-communism, pro-communitarianism, pro-economic interventionism but anti-welfare state. Starting from the dictatorship of Syngman Rhee, South Korean conservatism has been influenced from the military dictatorships of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan. 5 Major conservative parties election results of South Korea Conservatives strongly oppose LGBT rights, with former Liberty Korea Party candidate Hong Jun-pyo blaming homosexuals for weakening the South Korean military and spreading AIDs during the 2017 Presidential Debates.[2] In 2020, People Power Party (South Korea)'s leader Kim Chong-in apologized for Gwangju Democratization Movement. Kim Young-sam (Democratic Liberal Party→New Korea Party→Grand National Party, 1993–1998) Major conservative parties election results of South Korea[edit] Conservative political parties in South Korea (in Korean) Political parties in South Korea New Korea and Democratic Party ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5709.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5709.txt