Korean Nationalist Party 대한국민당 大幹國民黨 | |
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Founded | February 18, 1920 |
Youth wing | Song Jin-woo Youth League |
Ideology | Korean nationalism Social nationalism Social conservatism Populism |
Political position | Big tent (Right-wing to Centre-left) |
National affiliation | United Front |
International affiliation | Pan-Asian Movement |
Colors | White |
Election symbol | |
The Korean Nationalist Party (Korean: 대한국민당; 大幹國民黨 Daehan Gukmindang), also known by its abbreviation the KNP, is the founding and ruling political party of the Republic of Korea. Although nominally exists alongside the United Front, a coalition of governing political parties, in practice, the Korean Nationalist Party maintaining a unitary government and centralizing the state, military, and media in Korea. The KNP is organized according to the principle of National Democracy.