Liberty Korea Party

The Liberty Korea Party (Korean: 자유한국당) was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described in multiple various ways as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right.

The Grand National Party party was founded in 1997, when the United Democratic Party and New Korea Party merged. In 1997, GNP presidential candidate Lee Hoi-chang lost to National Congress for New Politics candidate Kim Dae-jung, marking the first time in Korea the ruling party peacefully transferred power to the opposition party. In 2004, the party lost its leading status in the National Assembly. In 2007, GNP candidate Lee Myung-bak was elected the president, returning the party into power. In 2008, it recaptured its majority in the National Assembly.

In 2012, it was renamed to the Saenuri Party. That year, its candidate Park Geun-hye won in the presidential election, while the party retained its majority in the National Assembly. In 2016, Park was impached by the National Assembly due to the 2016 South Korean political scandal, while some party members split and created the Bareun Party, leading the party to lose its plurality in the National Assembly. In 2017, the party was renamed to the Liberty Korea Party. In February 2020, the Liberty Korea Party was succeeded by the United Future Party when it merged with Onward for Future 4.0 and the New Conservative Party to contest the 2020 South Korean legislative election.

The party was generally seen as right-wing, conservative and economically liberal. It espoused socially conservative views. It favored strengthening South Korea's alliance with the United States, as well as improving relations with Japan. The party also took a hawkish stance towards North Korea.