New Right (South Korea)
The New Right (Korean: 뉴라이트; MR: nyurait'ŭ) movement in South Korean politics is a school of political thought which developed as a reaction against the traditional divide between conservatives (the "Old Right") and progressives. The New Right broke from past conservatives, who had supported state intervention, by promoting economically liberal, free market ideas. Many figures of the New Right, such as Lee Young-hoon have also become notable for criticizing the liberal or progressive camp for their promotion of anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea and their policy for peace and unification with North Korea. The movement was initiated by former pro–North Korean activists, North Korean defectors to the South and anti-communists.
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