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PartyHistorical period · 1963–1980Park Chung Hee's South Korea

Democratic Republican Party (DRP)

Park Chung-hee's party, in power in South Korea from 1963 to 1980. It sustained a developmental dictatorship, with five-year plans, export-led industrialization, chaebols, anticommunism, a political police (KCIA) and the 1972 Yushin Constitution.

Predominant spectrum
Far-Right
Closest ideology
Authoritarian Capitalism
Closest personality
Park Chung-hee

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal14%
    Unitary86%
  • Representation

    Strong · Autocracy
    Democracy27%
    Autocracy73%
  • Power

    Very strong · Security
    Security94%
    Liberty6%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation78%
    Multiculturalism22%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Militarist
    Militarist77%
    Pacifist23%
  • Intervention

    Strong · Nationalist
    Non-interventionist27%
    Nationalist73%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public41%
    Private59%
  • Control

    Strong · Planning
    Planning77%
    Free market23%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism57%
    Globalism43%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious62%
    Religious38%
  • Morality

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive13%
    Traditionalist87%
  • Technology

    Strong · Technology
    Technology77%
    Biology23%

What sets Democratic Republican Party (DRP) apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Leans further toward autocracy than 67% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 67Democratic Republican Party (DRP) 27

Of all the axes, Representation is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Immigration

On Immigration, it sits close to the catalog median.

Party median 70Democratic Republican Party (DRP) 78

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.