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Korean Party Blocs
PPP / DP · 1987– · South Korea · Competitive Blocs · Electoral party · coding confidence low
Each axis runs from −10 to +10, with zero a genuine mixed or balanced position rather than an absence of opinion. A score describes a stated position and a governing record; it is not a judgement of merit. What each score means →
Core principles
Two dominant blocs divided principally on North Korea policy, prosecutorial power and regional loyalty rather than on economics.
Economic model
Conglomerate-led export economy with expanding welfare under both blocs.
Organisation of powers
Presidential democracy with frequent prosecution of former presidents; a 2024 martial law declaration reversed within hours by the legislature.
Reading note
Coded as a bloc average at low confidence, because the two parties differ far less on the six axes than their mutual rhetoric implies.
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EC · Economic organisation · scored +03
Coded +3: a conglomerate-led export economy with expanding welfare under both blocs.
- Documented act or statuteBasic pension and long-term care insurance were introduced under governments of both blocs.
CU · Social and cultural order · scored +03
Coded +3: socially conservative on family law with rapid liberalisation in practice.
- Documented act or statuteAbortion was decriminalised by constitutional court ruling in 2019; same-sex unions remain unrecognised.
AU · Organisation of power · scored +02
Coded +2 with low confidence: a functioning democracy that reversed a martial law declaration within hours.
- Documented act or statuteMartial law was declared in December 2024 and voted down by the national assembly the same night; the president was impeached and removed.
SC · Scale of decision · scored +06
Coded +6: a highly centralised state with a proposed capital relocation.
- Documented act or statuteAdministrative functions were partially relocated to Sejong from 2012.
ID · Rule of membership · scored +05
Coded +5: one of the most restrictive naturalisation regimes among OECD democracies.
- Comparative datasetNaturalisation requires renunciation of prior citizenship in most cases and remains rare.
CH · Method and tempo · scored −05
Coded −5: constitutional, with a martial law declaration reversed within hours.
- Documented act or statuteThe December 2024 declaration was voted down by the assembly the same night and the president removed by impeachment.
Nearest organisations by measured distance
Straight-line separation across all six axes, out of a maximum of 49.0. Proximity means similarity of stated position, not endorsement and not resemblance in outcome.
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