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{{Short description|1997–2020 political party in South Korea}}
{{Redirect|Hannara|the political party briefly using this name in 2012|Hannara Party (2012)|the genus of moths|Hannara (moth){{!}}''Hannara'' (moth)}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Saenuri Party (2017)]], which uses the former name (2012–2017) of Liberty Korea Party}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox political party
| logo             = Logo of the Liberty Korea Party.svg
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| logo_size        = 200
| colorcode        = {{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}
| spokesperson     = 
| foundation       = {{ublist
 | {{start date|1997|11|21}} {{small|(as Grand National Party)}}
 | {{start date|2012|02|02}} {{small|(as Saenuri Party)}}
 | {{start date|2017|02|13}} {{small|(as Liberty Korea Party)}}
}}
| dissolved        = {{end date|2020|02|17}}
| merger           = {{ublist
 | [[Future Hope Alliance]]
 | [[Advancement Unification Party]]
 | [[Evergreen Korea Party]]
}}
| predecessor      = {{ublist
 | [[New Korea Party]]
 | [[Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995)|Democratic Party]]
}}
| successor        = [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]]
| ideology         = {{ublist|class = nowrap
 | [[Nationalism]] ([[Korean nationalism#South Korea|South Korean]])<ref>{{cite web|author=Jun-Hyeok Kwak|url=http://kaisnet.or.kr/resource/down/11_1_06.pdf|title=Nationalism and Democracy Revisited|work=Soongsil University|date=11 June 2013|access-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810204708/http://www.kaisnet.or.kr/resource/down/11_1_06.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | [[Conservatism]] ([[Conservatism in South Korea|South Korean]]){{refn|<ref name="Manyin">{{Citation |first=Mark E. |last=Manyin |title=U.S.-South Korea Relations |publisher=Congressional Research Service |year=2010 |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PW8xrTdixW8C&pg=PA26|isbn=9781437944167 }}</ref><ref name="Shin">{{Citation |first=Gi-Wook |last=Shin |title=One Alliance, Two Lenses: U.S.-Korea Relations in a New Era |publisher=Stanford University Press |page=208 |year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=acKZaB4RlGEC&pg=PA208|isbn=9780804763691 }}</ref><ref name="Peterson">{{Citation |first1=Mark |last1=Peterson |first2=Phillip |last2=Margulies |title=A Brief History of Korea|publisher=Facts On File |year=2010 |page=242 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ByIo1D9RY40C&pg=PA242|isbn=9781438127385}}</ref>}}
 | [[Social conservatism]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kang|first1=Jin-Kyu|title=Gay rights get a negative spin at fourth presidential debate|date=26 April 2017 |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3032710&cloc=joongangdaily%7Chome%7Cnewslist1|publisher=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]}}</ref>
 | [[Right-wing populism]]{{refn|<ref name="Jang Hoon">{{cite web|author=Jang Hoon |url=http://news.joins.com/article/22←508544 |title=Liberty Korea Party, conservative populism has no future|work=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="Cho Soon-hyun">{{cite web|author=Cho Soon-hyun |url=http://www.injurytime.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3562 |title= Speak roughly, populist Hong Joon Pyo |work=InjuryTime |access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/898504.html|script-title=ko:황교안 "외국인 근로자에 똑같은 임금 불공정"…차별·혐오 발언 논란|date=19 June 2019|website=[[The Hankyoreh]]}}</ref>}}
 | [[Anti-communism]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Steven Denney|url=https://sinonk.com/2017/05/08/anti-communist-ideology-endures-political-implications-of-rok-conservative-political-culture/|title=Anti-Communism Endures: Political Implications of ROK Political Culture|work=sino NK|date=8 May 2017|access-date=8 May 2017}}</ref>
}}
| position         = <!--Here is various political view of Liberty Korea party. Do not confuse with Liberty Korea's historical position.--><!--
-->{{ublist
 | [[Right-wing]]{{refn|<ref name="upi.com2">[https://www.upi.com/South-Korea-conservatives-planning-boycott-over-North-Korea/6631518053687/ South Korea conservatives planning boycott over North Korea]. ''United Press International''. Author - Elizabeth Shim. Published 7 February 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.</ref><ref name="foreignbrief.com2">[https://www.foreignbrief.com/daily-news/south-koreans-set-to-continue-backing-president-moons-agenda-in-local-elections/ South Koreans set to continue backing President Moon's agenda in local elections]. ''Foreign Brief''. Published 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.</ref>}} to [[Far-right politics|far-right]]{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|author=Zack Sharf|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/02/bong-joon-ho-statue-museum-south-korea-parasite-1202211239/|title=Bong Joon Ho Statue and Museum Proposed in South Korea After 'Parasite' Oscar Wins|quote=Park Yong-chan, a spokesman for South Korea's far-right Liberty Korea Party, told the Times in a statement: "'Parasite' has written new history.|work=[[Indie Wire]]|date=13 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="far-right">{{bulleted list
 | {{cite web|author=Elizabeth Shim|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2018/06/01/South-Korea-politicians-to-urge-special-prosecutor-for-Druking-scandal/4671527871825/|title=South Korea politicians to urge special prosecutor for 'Druking' scandal
|quote=The far-right Liberty Korea Party is likely to recommend one of the candidates, while the other three parties are likely to haggle over the second candidate, out of the total four.|work=[[UPI]] |access-date=1 June 2018}} 
 | {{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170426000830|title=[Election 2017] Gay rights neglected on Korea campaign trail|quote=Hong, the outspoken candidate of the far-right Liberty Korea Party, is the most vocal about his objection to the issue.|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=8 May 2017}}
 | {{cite web|author=Park Se Yeol |url=http://www.pressian.com/news/article/?no=238956 |title=South Korea's Party Isolated in 'Youngnam' Becomes 'Asphalt far-right' |work=[[Pressian]] |date = May 2019|access-date=1 May 2019}}
 | {{cite web|author=Lee Man-Soo |url=https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0101_201902160512095093 |title=The Korea Party, from the 'far-right' swamp to the 'pro-Park new party' theory.|work=[[YTN]] |date=16 February 2019 |access-date=16 February 2019}}
 | {{cite web|author=Park ji-won |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/05/113_258109.html|title=LKP's embrace of far-right individuals raises concern|work=[[The Korea Times]] |date = 4 November 2018|access-date=14 November 2018}}
 | {{cite web|author=Jung Yu-kyung |url=http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/924093.html|title=S. Korean conservatives more fragmented than ever|quote= "Other party members are worried that the confluence of party rallies and demonstrations by the "Taegukgi brigade" in Gwanghwamun and other places is reinforcing the party's reputation as being on the far right. This impression was clinched by an incident in which party supporters waving Taekgukgi (Korean flags) and American flags encircled the National Assembly while the LKP was attempting to block fast-tracked legislation."|work=[[The Hankyoreh]]|access-date=13 January 2020}}
 | {{cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/south-koreas-new-president-will-face-challenges-from-all-directions-76397|title=South Korea's new president will face challenges from all directions|work=The Conversation|date=8 May 2017}}
}}</ref>}}
 | '''Historical''' ('''1998–2012''')''':'''
 | [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]{{refn|<ref>{{bulleted list
 | {{Citation |first=Mark E. |last=Manyin |title=South Korean Politics and Rising "Anti-Americanism": Implications for U.S. Policy Toward North Korea |publisher=Congressional Research Service |year=2003 |url=http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/crs/27530.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011045002/http://www.iwar.org.uk/news-archive/crs/27530.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2011 |ref=none |access-date=13 March 2012 }}
 | {{Citation |first=Patrick M. |last=Cronin |title=Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America's Security Role in a Changing World |publisher=INSS |year=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8orycBhdIFMC&q=%22Grand+National+Party%22+center+right&pg=PA269 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128195041/https://books.google.com/books?id=8orycBhdIFMC&pg=PA269&dq=%22Grand+National+Party%22+center+right&hl=ko&sa=X&ei=ForxVKWiN43V8gW7gIGADw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Grand%20National%20Party%22%20center%20right&f=false |archive-date=28 January 2018 |isbn=9780160876554 |ref=none}}
 | {{Citation |title=Global Security: Japan and Korea; Tenth Report of Session 2007-08 |publisher=[[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] |year=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xauvJOOuzFMC&q=%22Grand+National+Party%22+centre-right&pg=RA1-PA63 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128195041/https://books.google.com/books?id=xauvJOOuzFMC&pg=RA1-PA63&dq=%22Grand+National+Party%22+centre-right&hl=ko&sa=X&ei=H5zxVKmsIoPl8AWmx4CYCQ&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Grand%20National%20Party%22%20centre-right&f=false |archive-date=28 January 2018 |isbn=9780215525130}}
}}</ref><ref>The Economist, print edition, 11 April 2008, [https://www.economist.com/news/2008/04/11/south-koreas-election South Korea's election: A narrow victory for the business-friendly centre-right] , Accessed 19 Oct 2013.</ref>}} to [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]]<ref name="routledge">{{cite book|editor1-last=Smith|editor1-first=Cindy J.|editor2-last=Zhang|editor2-first=Sheldon X.|editor3-last=Barberet|editor3-first=Rosemary|title=Routledge Handbook of Criminology|date=3 May 2011|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135193850|page=443|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjaMAgAAQBAJ&q=%22New+Progressive+Party%22+South+Korea+left+wing&pg=PA443|access-date=16 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128195041/https://books.google.com/books?id=HjaMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA443&dq=%22New+Progressive+Party%22+South+Korea+left+wing&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QJ1dVaWHG-LTmgXB-YHIAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22New%20Progressive%20Party%22%20South%20Korea%20left%20wing&f=false|archive-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>
}}
| headquarters     = 18, [[National Assembly of South Korea|Gukhoe]]-daero 70-gil<br>[[Yeongdeungpo-gu]], [[Seoul]]<br>149-871
| international    = [[International Democrat Union]]
| country          = South Korea
| name             = Liberty Korea Party
| native_name      = 자유한국당<br />自由韓國黨
| native_name_lang = ko
| slogan           = ''Together, into the future''
| membership_year  = 2018
| membership       = Approximately 3,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=123&oid=156&aid=0000022676 |script-title=ko:원내대책회의 주요내용[보도자료<nowiki>]</nowiki> |publisher=[[Naver]]}}</ref>
| regional         = [[Asia Pacific Democrat Union]]
| colours          = {{ublist
 | {{color box|{{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}} [[Blue]]{{efn|as Grand National Party (1997–2004)}}
 | {{color box|{{party color|Grand National Party}}}} [[Sky blue]]{{efn|as Grand National Party (2004–2012)}}
 | {{color box|{{party color|Saenuri Party}}}} [[Red]]{{efn|as Saenuri Party}}
 | {{color box|{{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}}} [[Red]]{{efn|as Liberty Korea Party}}
}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title      = Liberty Korea Party  (2017–2020)
| hangul     = 자유한국당
| hanja      = 自由韓國黨
| rr         = Jayuhangukdang
| mr         = Chayuhan'guktang
| othername1 = Saenuri Party (2012–2017)
| hangul1    = 새누리당
| hanja1     = 새누리黨
| rr1        = Saenuridang
| mr1        = Saenuridang
| othername2 = Grand National Party (1997–2012)
| hangul2    = 한나라당
| hanja2     = 한나라黨
| rr2        = Hannaradang
| mr2        = Hannaradang
}}
The '''Liberty Korea Party''' ({{Korean|hangul=자유한국당}}) was a [[conservatism in South Korea|conservative]]<ref name="Manyin"/><ref name="Shin"/><ref name="Peterson"/> [[List of political parties in South Korea|political party]] in [[South Korea]] that was described variously as [[right-wing]],<ref name="upi.com2"/><ref name="foreignbrief.com2"/> [[Right-wing populism|right-wing populist]],<ref name="Jang Hoon"/> or [[far-right]].<ref name="far-right"/>

The Grand National Party party was founded in 1997, when the [[United Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995)|United Democratic Party]] and [[New Korea Party]] merged. In [[1997 South Korean presidential election|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 South Korean legislative election|2004]], the party lost its leading status in the [[National Assembly (South Korea)|National Assembly]]. In [[2007 South Korean presidential election|2007]], GNP candidate [[Lee Myung-bak]] was elected the president, returning the party into power. In [[2008 South Korean legislative election|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 [[2012 South Korean presidential election|presidential election]], while the party [[2012 South Korean legislative election|retained]] its majority in the National Assembly. In 2016, Park was [[Impeachment of Park Geun-hye|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 suceeded by the [[United Future Party]] when it merged with [[Onward for Future 4.0]] and the [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|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 [[Mutual Defense Treaty (United States–South Korea)|alliance with the United States]], as well as improving [[Japan–South Korea relations|relations with Japan]]. The party also took a hawkish stance towards North Korea.

==History==
{{Update section|date=June 2018}}

===1997: Foundation of Grand National Party===
The Grand National Party (GNP), also known as the Hannara Party ({{korean|한나라당|labels=no}}), was founded in 1997, when the [[United Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995)|United Democratic Party]] and [[New Korea Party]] merged. The party's earliest ancestor was the [[Democratic Republican Party (South Korea)|Democratic Republican Party]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=200000000&docId=1096994&categoryId=200000228 |script-title=ko:민주공화당 |publisher=[[Naver]] |access-date=2012-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129214136/http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=200000000&docId=1096994&categoryId=200000228 |archive-date=29 January 2013 }}</ref> under the authoritarian rule of [[Park Chung Hee]] in 1963. On Park's death, and at the beginning of the rule of [[Chun Doo-hwan]] in 1980, it was reconstituted and renamed as the [[Democratic Justice Party]]. In 1988, party member [[Roh Tae-woo]] introduced a wide range of political reforms including direct presidential elections and a new constitution.

The party was renamed in 1993, during the presidency of [[Kim Young-sam]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506868/Roh-Tae-Woo|title=Roh Tae Woo|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010052427/https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/506868/Roh-Tae-Woo|archive-date=10 October 2014}}</ref> with the merger of other parties to form the Democratic Liberal Party (''Minju Jayudang''). It was renamed as the [[New Korea Party]] (''Sinhangukdang'') in 1995, and it then became the Grand National Party in November 1997 following its merger with the smaller United Democratic Party and various conservative parties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=2270&docId=646917&categoryId=2270 |script-title=ko:민주자유당 |access-date=2012-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129164830/http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?cid=2270&docId=646917&categoryId=2270 |archive-date=29 January 2013 }}</ref>

===1998–2007: Lost ten years===
[[File:Logo of the Grand National Party (1997–2004).svg|thumb|left|Logo of Grand National Party (1997–2004)]]
Three months later, in 1998, with the election of [[Kim Dae-jung]] of the [[National Congress for New Politics]] as president, the conservative party's governing role came to an end, and it began its first ever period in opposition, which would last ten years. In October 2012, the [[Advancement Unification Party]] merged with the Saenuri Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.donga.com/Society/3/03/20121025/50384029/1|script-title=ko:새누리-선진통일당, 합당 공식선언|publisher=[[The Dong-A Ilbo]]|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018220113/http://news.donga.com/Society/3/03/20121025/50384029/1|archive-date=18 October 2015|date=25 October 2012}}</ref>

Following the [[2000 South Korean legislative election|2000 parliamentary elections]], it was the single largest political party, with 54% of the vote and 133 seats out of 271. The party continued to control the National Assembly.

[[File:Logo of the Grand National Party.svg|thumb|left|Logo of Grand National Party (2004–2012)]]
The party was defeated in the [[2004 South Korean legislative election|parliamentary election in 2004]] following the attempted [[impeachment]] of President [[Roh Moo-hyun]], gaining only 121 seats out of 299. The party's defeat reflected public disapproval of the attempted impeachment, which was instigated by the party. This was the first time in its history the party had not won the most seats. It gained back five seats in by-elections, bringing it to 127 seats as of 28 October 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/30706.html|script-title=ko:한나라당 5곳 '싹쓸이' ...우리당 참패|publisher=[[The Hankyoreh]]|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129052139/http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/politics_general/30706.html|archive-date=29 November 2014|date=30 April 2005}}</ref>

===2008–2012: Recovering position of the ruling party and Lee Myung-bak government===
[[File:Jahan Jungangdang at Seoul in 2018.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Headquarters of the Liberty Korea Party]]
On 19 December 2007, the GNP's candidate, former Seoul mayor [[Lee Myung-bak]] won the presidential election,<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-GKXzEN4bwy3Q1UuOk5uOvciXrQ]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612130700/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i-GKXzEN4bwy3Q1UuOk5uOvciXrQ|date=12 June 2012}}</ref> ending the party's ten-year period in opposition.

In the [[2008 South Korean parliamentary election|April 2008 general election]], the GNP secured a majority of 153 seats out of 299 and gained power in the administration and the parliament as well as most local governments, despite low voter turnout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2008041001264888005&vgb=column&columnType=&code=column131|title=ѳ 153|author=MoneyToday|date=10 April 2008 |publisher={{ill|Money Today|ko|머니투데이}}|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018220113/http://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2008041001264888005&vgb=column&columnType=&code=column131|archive-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>

One of the main bases of popular support of the party originates from the conservative, traditionalist elite and the rural population, except for farmers. It is strongest in the [[Gyeongsang Province]] region. Former party head, and [[2007 South Korean presidential election|2007 presidential candidate]], [[Park Geun-hye]] is the daughter of former President [[Park Chung Hee]] who ruled from 1961 to 1979. Although [[Korean National Assembly|Representative]] Won Hee-ryeong and Hong Jun-pyo ran for the party primary as reformist candidates, former [[Seoul]] mayor and official presidential candidate [[Lee Myung-bak]] gained more support (about 40%) from the Korean public.

The GNP suffered a setback in the [[2010 South Korean local election|2010 local elections]], losing a total of 775 local seats throughout the counties,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10211824.stm|title=BBC News&nbsp;— Setback for South Korea's president in local elections|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606212152/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10211824.stm|archive-date=6 June 2010|date=3 June 2010}}</ref> but remained with the most seats in the region.

GNP-affiliated politician, [[Oh Se-hoon]], lost his [[Mayor of Seoul|mayoral position]] in Seoul after the [[Seoul Free Lunch Referendum]].

The Grand National Party celebrated its 14th anniversary on 21 November 2011, amid uncertainties from intra-party crises.<ref>{{cite news |first = Beom-hyeon (범현) |last = Kim (김) |author2 = Hwang Cheol-hwan (황철환) |script-title = ko:한나라 창당14년..탄핵후폭풍 후 최대위기 |date = 21 November 2011 |url = http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/politics/2011/11/21/0502000000AKR20111121057351001.HTML |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date = 25 November 2011 |language = ko |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111250/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/politics/2011/11/21/0502000000AKR20111121057351001.HTML |archive-date = 27 April 2015 }}</ref>

The [[DDoS attacks during the October 2011 South Korean by-election|DDoS attacks]] during the [[October 2011 by-election]] have become a central concern of the GNP as it could potentially disintegrate the party leadership.<ref>{{cite news |first = Beom-hyeon (범현) |last = Kim (김) |script-title = ko:與, '선관위 홈피공격' 악재에 대책 부심 |date = 3 December 2011 |url = http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2011/12/03/0200000000AKR20111203030200001.HTML |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date = 25 December 2011 |language = ko |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111207182851/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2011/12/03/0200000000AKR20111203030200001.HTML |archive-date = 7 December 2011 }}</ref>

===2012–2016: Renaming to Saenuri Party and Park Geun-hye government===
====Emergency Response Commission====
The [[Hong Jun-pyo]] leadership system collapsed on 9 December 2011, and the GNP Emergency Response Commission was launched on 17 December 2011, with [[Park Geun-hye]] as commission chairperson, to prepare for the forthcoming [[2012 South Korean legislative election|Legislative Election 2012]] on 11 April 2012, and the [[2012 South Korean presidential election|Presidential Election 2012]] on 19 December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |first = Eun-jung |last = Kim |title = Park Geun-hye takes helms of struggling ruling party |date = 19 December 2011 |url = http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/12/19/47/0301000000AEN20111219011900315F.HTML |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date = 5 January 2012 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120117063016/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/12/19/47/0301000000AEN20111219011900315F.HTML |archive-date = 17 January 2012 }}</ref> There was a debate with Commission members about whether to transform the Grand National Party into a non-conservative political party or not, but Park said the GNP would never become non-conservative and will follow the real values of conservatism.<ref>{{cite news |first = Eun-jung |last = Kim |title = Ruling party considers shifting away from core conservative values |date = 5 January 2012 |url = http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/01/05/64/0301000000AEN20120105002800315F.HTML |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |access-date = 5 January 2012 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140502002401/http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2012/01/05/64/0301000000AEN20120105002800315F.HTML |archive-date = 2 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Min-uck |last = Chung |title = Ruling party to shed 'conservatism' |date = 5 January 2012 |url = https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/119_102300.html |work=[[The Korea Times]] |access-date = 5 January 2012 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141104123655/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/119_102300.html |archive-date = 4 November 2014 }}</ref> In 2012, the party was renamed to the Saenuri Party ({{korean|새누리당|labels=no|lit=New Frontier Party}}).

===2016–2019: 2016 South Korean political scandal and impeachment===
{{See also|2016 South Korean political scandal}}
The party's leader and South Korean President [[Park Geun-hye]] was impeached and convicted for her role in a corruption scandal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-21 |title=South Korea's presidential scandal |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37971085 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Succcession by the United Future Party===
The Liberty Korea Party merged with [[Onward for Future 4.0]] and the [[New Conservative Party (South Korea)|New Conservative Party]] on 17 February, launching the [[United Future Party]] in time for the upcoming [[2020 South Korean legislative election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/928719.html|title=[News analysis] New conservative party or throwback to the Saenuri Party?|website=[[The Hankyoreh]]}}</ref>

==Official color==
In February 2012, the party changed its political official color from blue to red. This was a change from the previous 30 years where blue was usually the symbol of the conservative parties.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ji-hye |last=Jun |title=Which colour will shine? |date=17 December 2012 |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/03/608_127078.html |work=[[The Korea Times]] |access-date=17 December 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142941/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/03/608_127078.html |archive-date=27 April 2015}}</ref>

==Ideology and policies==
{{Conservatism in South Korea|Parties}}
The party supports [[free trade]] and [[neoliberal]] economic policies. It favors maintaining strong cooperation with the [[United States]] and [[Japan]], and also believes that each [[Provinces of Korea|Korean first level province]] needs to have a sustainable economy.<ref name="국민의힘">{{Cite web |script-title=ko:국민의힘 |url=https://www.peoplepowerparty.kr/about/preamble |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=국민의힘}}</ref> The party is also conservative on social issues such as opposition to legal recognition of same-sex couples. The party supports equality between man and woman, as quoted, "and ensure that both men and women are equally guaranteed opportunities".<ref name="국민의힘"/>

===Four major rivers project===
One of the party's important policies is to financially secure [[The Four Major Rivers Project]] since President Lee Myung-bak was in office. This project's budget disputes have sparked controversial political motions in the [[National Assembly of South Korea|National Assembly]] for three consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20101208232700001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927044239/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2010/12/08/0200000000AKR20101208232700001.HTML|url-status=dead|title=(종합)|date=8 December 2010|archive-date=27 September 2011|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref>

===Sejong City project===
The party has been less inclined toward the creation of a new capital city for South Korea, to be called [[Sejong City]] than the previous administration. As of 2012, the Saenuri Party has indicated that some governmental offices will be relocated to the new city, but not all.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sejong City Launched |url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?board_seq=49260&id=&lang=e&menu_cate=issues |publisher=KBS World Radio |date=2012-07-08 |access-date=2025-10-07}}</ref>
===North Korea===
The party has been very active in promoting the [[North Korean Human Rights Law (South Korea)|North Korean Human Rights Law]], which would officially condemn the use of torture, public executions and other human rights violations in North Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Po_detail.htm?No=90838&id=Po|title=Politics|publisher=Rki.kbs.co.kr|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202143024/http://rki.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Po_detail.htm?No=90838&id=Po|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>

Party representative Ha Tae Kyung is the founder of [[Open Radio for North Korea]], an NGO dedicated to spreading news and information about democracy, to which citizens of North Korea have little access due to their government's isolationist policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=8910|title=Ha Tae Kyung to Stand in Busan- Daily NK|date=2 March 2012 |publisher=[[Daily NK]]|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212606/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=8910|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref> In April 2012, Saenuri member Cho Myung-Chul became the first North Korean defector elected to the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-10/asia/world_asia_north-korea-defector_1_cho-north-korea-defectors |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119201042/http://articles.cnn.com/2012-04-10/asia/world_asia_north-korea-defector_1_cho-north-korea-defectors |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2013 |title=North Korean defector stands for South Korean election |author=Paula Hancocks, CNN |date=11 April 2012 |work=CNN |access-date=22 November 2014 }}</ref> In spring 2012, several Saenuri representatives took part in the Save My Friend protests, organized to oppose China's policy of repatriating [[North Korean defectors]], and expressed their solidarity with Park Sun-young's hunger strike.<ref>[http://blog.linkglobal.org/2012/03/07/nk-news-brief-march-7-2012/] {{dead link|date=November 2014}}</ref>

==Controversy==
===Online sockpuppetry===
The party has records of secretly hiring and paying university students to generate online replies favorable to the GNP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=67155|title=̵ : ü 巯 ѳ ˹|date=4 April 2008|publisher=[[Media Today]]|language=ko|access-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> GNP member Jin Seong-ho ({{lang|ko-Hang|진성호}}) formally apologized on 2 July 2009, for making a remark that "the GNP occupied [[Naver]],"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressian.com/article/article.asp?article_num=60090702113913&section=03 |script-title=ko:진성호 의원 '네이버 평정 발언' 공개 사과|publisher=[[Pressian]]|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320032142/http://www.pressian.com/article/article.asp?article_num=60090702113913&section=03|archive-date=20 March 2012|date=2 July 2009}}</ref> one of the biggest South Korean internet portals.

===8 December 2010, controversial bill-passing===
The party passed a bill relating to the year 2011 national budget without the opposition parties' input on 8 December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.co.kr/nocut/Show.asp?IDX=1656739 |script-title=ko:한나라당 새해 예산안 단독처리...野 ''날치기'' 강력 항의 - 노컷뉴스|publisher=Cbs.co.kr|access-date=22 November 2014|date=8 December 2010}}</ref> It had caused [[legislative violence#South Korea|legislative violence]] before. This process of passing the budget bill sparked controversy over potential illegality. Due to this incident, many South Korean political, academic and citizen groups expressed their outrage against current mainstream politics.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2010/12/08/0200000000AKR20101208187700004.HTML | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927044216/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2010/12/08/0200000000AKR20101208187700004.HTML|archive-date=27 September 2011|title=<'난장판 국회' 재연에 각계 분노·비난 폭발>|publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=ko|date=8 December 2010|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref> The reason for forceful passing of the bill was due mainly to the budget disputes over the controversial [[The Four Major Rivers Project|Four Major Rivers Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2010120818184912788&outlink=1|title="ȥ " ó|author=MoneyToday|date=8 December 2010 |publisher={{ill|Money Today|ko|머니투데이}}|access-date=22 November 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129081933/http://www.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2010120818184912788&outlink=1|archive-date=29 November 2014}}</ref>  Many Buddhists in South Korea criticized the budget bill for neglecting the national Temple Stay program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/201012/h2010120916334184330.htm |title=ѱ̴! |publisher=News.hankooki.com |access-date=22 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305202139/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/201012/h2010120916334184330.htm |archive-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref> This has led the [[Jogye Order]], the largest Buddhist order in South Korea, to sever ties with the GNP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201012131400241&code=960100|title=ο ̻ ȭ ʿ١|date=13 December 2010|publisher=[[Kyunghyang Shinmun]]|access-date=22 November 2014}}</ref> and becoming financially independent without any funding from the government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20101217209300005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402001413/http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2010/12/17/0200000000AKR20101217209300005.HTML|url-status=dead|script-title=ko:조계종 "템플스테이 예산 요구않고 자립"(종합)|date=17 December 2010|archive-date=2 April 2012|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]}}</ref> The interns and the staff working in the National Assembly officially complained on 17 December that their salary was unpaid after the passing of this bill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1665211 |script-title=ko:'이럴려고 몸싸움했나'...국회 보좌진 인턴 수당도 날아가 - 노컷뉴스|publisher=[[No Cut News]]|access-date=22 November 2014|date=18 December 2010}}</ref>

===Views of Individual Party Members===
Certain members of the Liberty Korea Party have faced criticism for expressing anti-refugee,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.news1.kr/articles/?3369474#ns1|title=Kimn Jin-tae "People who applied refugee status should be ousted by force."|date=11 July 2018|work=News1}}</ref> [[Homophobia|homophobic]] views<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201905231933747152|title=LKP's Homophobia(In Korean)|date=24 May 2019|work=[[Hankook Ilbo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.ytn.co.kr/news_view.php?s_mcd=0101&key=201905202201167699&pos=#return|title=Min Kyeon-wook, member of LKP's'coming out' comment raises dispute about Homophobia.|date=20 May 2019|work=[[YTN]]}}</ref> and advocacy of [[October Restoration|authoritarian rules of the October Restoration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mnews.jtbc.joins.com/News/Article.aspx?news_id=NB11810655|title=Na Kyung-won's comment about good dictatorship and bad dictatorship.|date=3 May 2019|work=[[JTBC]]}}</ref>

==List of leaders==
===Chairpersons===
* Note
;*{{sup|ERC}} - as head of Emergency Response Committee
;*<nowiki>*</nowiki> - as the ''de facto'' head of party
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | No.
! rowspan="2" | Term
! rowspan="2" | Name
! colspan="2" | Term of office
! rowspan="2" | Election results
|-
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| 1
| 1
| [[Lee Han-dong]]
| 21 November 1997
| 10 April 1998
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| *
| 2
| [[Cho Soon]]*
| 10 April 1998
| 5 August 1998
| align="left" | ''No election''
|-
| —
|—
| [[Lee Han-dong]]
| 5 August 1998
| 31 August 1998
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| *
| 3
| [[Lee Hoi-chang]]*
| 31 August 1998
| 22 May 2000
| align="left" | ''see [[1998 Grand National Party leadership election|1998 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Seo Cheong-won]]
| 22 May 2000
| 30 May 2000
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| *
| 4
| [[Lee Hoi-chang]]*
| 30 May 2000
| 2 April 2002
| align="left" | ''see [[2000 Grand National Party leadership election|2000 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Park Kwan-yong]]
| 2 April 2002
| 14 May 2002
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| 2
| 5
| [[Seo Cheong-won]]
| 14 May 2002
| 30 January 2003
| align="left" | ''see [[2002 Grand National Party leadership election|2002 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Park Hee-tae]]
| 30 January 2003
| 26 June 2003
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| 3
| 6
| [[Choi Byeong-yul]]
| 26 June 2003
| 23 March 2004
| align="left" | ''see [[2003 Grand National Party leadership election|2003 election]]''
|-
| 4
| 7
| [[Park Geun-hye]]
| 23 March 2004
| 5 July 2004
| align="left" | ''see [[March 2004 Grand National Party leadership election|March 2004 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Kim Deok-ryong]]
| 5 July 2004
| 19 July 2004
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| {{small|(4)}}
| 8
| [[Park Geun-hye]]
| 19 July 2004
| 15 June 2006
| align="left" | ''see [[July 2004 Grand National Party leadership election|July 2004 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Kim Yeong-seon (politician)|Kim Yeong-seon]]
| 15 June 2006
| 10 July 2006
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| 5
| 9
| [[Kang Jae-sup]]
| 11 July 2006
| 4 July 2008
| align="left" | ''see [[2006 Grand National Party leadership election|2006 election]]''
|-
| 6
| 10
| [[Park Hee-tae]]
| 4 July 2008
| 7 September 2009
| align="left" | ''see [[2008 Grand National Party leadership election|2008 election]]''
|-
| 7
| 11
| [[Chung Mong-joon]]
| 7 September 2009
| 4 June 2010
| align="left" | ''No election''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Kim Moo-sung]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 4 June 2010
| 14 July 2010
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| 8
| 12
| [[Ahn Sang-soo (born February 1946)|Ahn Sang-soo]]
| 14 July 2010
| 9 May 2011
| align="left" | ''see [[2010 Grand National Party leadership election|2010 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Jeong Ui-hwa]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 9 May 2011
| 4 July 2011
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| 9
| 13
| [[Hong Jun-pyo]]
| 4 July 2011
| 9 December 2011
| align="left" | ''see [[2011 Grand National Party leadership election|2011 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Na Kyung-won]]
| 9 December 2011
| 12 December 2011
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Hwang Woo-yea]]
| 12 December 2011
| 19 December 2011
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Park Geun-hye]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 19 December 2011
| 15 May 2012
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| 10
| 14
| [[Hwang Woo-yea]]
| 15 May 2012
| 15 May 2014
| align="left" | ''see [[2012 Saenuri Party leadership election|2012 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Lee Wan-koo]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 15 May 2014
| 14 July 2014
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| 11
| 15
| [[Kim Moo-sung]]
| 14 July 2014
| 14 April 2016
| align="left" | ''see [[2014 Saenuri Party leadership election|2014 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Won Yoo-chul]]
| 14 April 2016
| 11 May 2016
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Chung Jin-suk (politician)|Chung Jin-suk]]
| 11 May 2016
| 2 June 2016
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Kim Hee-ok]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 2 June 2016
| 9 August 2016
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| 12
| 16
| [[Lee Jung-hyun (politician)|Lee Jung-hyun]]
| 9 August 2016
| 16 December 2016
| align="left" | ''see [[2016 Saenuri Party leadership election|2016 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Chung Woo-taik]]
| 16 December 2016
| 29 December 2016
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| —
| —
| [[In Myung-jin]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 29 December 2016
| 1 April 2017
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Chung Woo-taik]]
| 1 April 2017
| 3 July 2017
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| 13
| 17
| [[Hong Jun-pyo]]
| 3 July 2017
| 14 June 2018
| align="left" | ''see [[2017 Liberty Korea Party leadership election|2017 election]]''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Kim Sung-tae]]
| 14 June 2018
| 17 July 2018
| align="left" | ''Acting''
|-
| —
| —
| [[Kim Byong-joon]]{{sup|ERC}}
| 17 July 2018
| 27 February 2019
| align="left" | ''Appointed''
|-
| 14
| 18
| [[Hwang Kyo-ahn]]
| 27 February 2019
| 17 February 2020
| align="left" | ''see [[2019 Liberty Korea Party leadership election|2019 election]]''
|}

===Assembly leaders (Floor leaders)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | No.
! rowspan="2" | Name
! colspan="2" | Term of office
|-
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| 1
| [[Mok Yo-sang]]
| 21 November 1997
| 16 December 1997
|-
| 2
| [[Lee Sang-deuk]]
| 16 December 1997
| 5 April 1998
|-
| 3
| [[Ha Soon-bong]]
| 5 April 1998
| 27 August 1998
|-
| 4
| [[Park Hee-tae]]
| 27 August 1998
| 14 January 1999
|-
| 5
| [[Lee Boo-young]]
| 14 January 1999
| 1 June 2000
|-
| 6
| [[Jung Chang-hwa]]
| 1 June 2000
| 13 May 2001
|-
| 7
| [[Lee Jae-oh]]
| 13 May 2001
| 16 May 2002
|-
| 8
| [[Lee Kyu-taek]]
| 16 May 2002
| 29 June 2003
|-
| 9
| [[Hong Sa-duk]]
| 29 June 2003
| 18 May 2004
|-
| 10
| [[Kim Duk-ryong]]
| 18 May 2004
| 4 March 2005
|-
| 11
| [[Kang Jae-sup]]
| 4 March 2005
| 11 January 2006
|-
| 12
| [[Lee Jae-oh]]
| 11 January 2006
| 12 July 2006
|-
| 13
| [[Kim Hyun-goh]]
| 12 July 2006
| 26 August 2007
|-
| 14
| [[Ahn Sang-soo (born February 1946)|Ahn Sang-soo]]
| 26 August 2007
| 17 May 2008
|-
| 15
| [[Hong Jun-pyo]]
| 17 May 2008
| 20 May 2009
|-
| {{small|(14)}}
| [[Ahn Sang-soo (born February 1946)|Ahn Sang-soo]]
| 20 May 2009
| 3 May 2010
|-
| 16
| [[Kim Moo-sung]]
| 3 May 2010
| 5 May 2011
|-
| 17
| [[Hwang Woo-yea]]
| 5 May 2011
| 8 May 2012
|-
| 18
| [[Lee Hahn-koo]]
| 8 May 2012
| 14 May 2013
|-
| 19
| [[Choi Kyoung-hwan]]
| 15 May 2013
| 7 May 2014
|-
| 20
| [[Lee Wan-koo]]
| 7 May 2014
| 25 January 2015
|-
| 21
| [[Yoo Seong-min]]
| 1 February 2015
| 8 July 2015
|-
| 22
| [[Won Yoo-chul]]
| 14 July 2015
| 3 May 2016
|-
| 23
| [[Chung Jin-suk (politician)|Chung Jin-suk]]
| 3 May 2016
| 12 December 2016
|-
| 24
| [[Chung Woo-taik]]
| 16 December 2016
| 11 December 2017
|-
| 25
| [[Kim Sung-tae]]
| 11 December 2017
| 11 December 2018
|-
| 26
| [[Na Kyung-won]]
| 11 December 2018
| 9 December 2019
|-
| 27
| [[Shim Jae-chul]]
| 9 December 2019
| 17 February 2020
|}

==Election results==
===President===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Election
! Candidate
! Votes
! %
! Result
|-
| [[1997 South Korean presidential election|1997]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Lee Hoi-chang]]
| 9,935,718
| 38.75
|rowspan=2 {{No|Lost}}
|-
| [[2002 South Korean presidential election|2002]]
| 11,443,297
| 46.59
|-
| [[2007 South Korean presidential election|2007]]
| [[Lee Myung-bak]]
| 11,492,389
| 48.67
|rowspan=2 {{Yes|Elected}}
|-
| [[2012 South Korean presidential election|2012]]
| [[Park Geun-hye]]
| 15,773,128
| 51.56
|-
| [[2017 South Korean presidential election|2017]]
| [[Hong Joon-pyo]]
| 7,841,017
| 24.04
| {{No|Lost}}
|}

===Legislature===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Election
! rowspan="2" | Leader
! colspan="4" | Constituency
! colspan="4" | Party list
! colspan="2" | Seats
! rowspan="2" | Position
! rowspan="2" | Status
|-
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/-
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/-
! No.
! +/–
|-
| [[2000 South Korean legislative election|2000]]
| [[Lee Hoi-chang]]
| 7,365,359
| 38.96
| {{Composition bar|112|227|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| ''new''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| {{Composition bar|21|46|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| ''new''
| {{Composition bar|133|273|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| ''new''
| 1st
| {{No2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2004 South Korean legislative election|2004]]
| [[Park Geun-hye]]
| 8,083,609
| 37.9
| {{Composition bar|100|243|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 12
| 7,613,660
| 35.77
| {{Composition bar|21|56|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{Composition bar|121|299|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 12
| 2nd
| {{No2|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2008 South Korean legislative election|2008]]
| [[Kang Jae-seop]]
| 7,478,776
| 43.45
| {{Composition bar|131|245|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 31
| 6,421,727
| 37.48
| {{Composition bar|22|54|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{Composition bar|153|299|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 32
| 1st
| {{Yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2012 South Korean legislative election|2012]]
| [[Park Geun-hye]]
| 9,324,911
| 43.28
| {{Composition bar|127|246|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| 9,130,651
| 42.8
| {{Composition bar|25|54|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{Composition bar|152|300|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 1st
| {{Yes2|Government}}
|-
| [[2016 South Korean legislative election|2016]]
| [[Kim Moo-sung]]
| 9,200,690
| 38.33
| {{Composition bar|105|253|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 22
| 7,960,272
| 33.5
| {{Composition bar|17|47|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
| {{Composition bar|122|300|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 30
| 2nd
| {{Yes2|Government}}
|}

===Local===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Election
! Leader
! {{small|Metropolitan mayor/Governor}}
! Provincial legislature
! Municipal mayor
! Municipal legislature
|-
| [[1998 South Korean local elections|1998]]
| [[Cho Soon]]
| {{Composition bar|6|16|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| {{Composition bar|224|616|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| {{Composition bar|74|232|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
|
|-
| [[2002 South Korean local elections|2002]]
| Seo Cheong-won
| {{Composition bar|11|16|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| {{Composition bar|467|682|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
| {{Composition bar|136|227|hex={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
|
|-
| [[2006 South Korean local elections|2006]]
| [[Park Geun-hye]]
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| {{Composition bar|557|733|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|155|230|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|1621|2888|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
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| [[2010 South Korean local elections|2010]]
| [[Chung Mong-joon]]
| {{Composition bar|6|16|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|288|761|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|82|228|hex={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
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|-
| [[2014 South Korean local elections|2014]]
| [[Lee Wan-koo]]
| {{Composition bar|8|17|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|416|789|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|117|226|hex={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
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|-
| [[2018 South Korean local elections|2018]]
| [[Hong Jun-pyo]]
| {{Composition bar|2|17|hex={{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|137|824|hex={{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}}}
| {{Composition bar|53|226|hex={{party color|Liberty Korea Party}}}}
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|}

==Party splits==
* [[Saenuri Party (2017)]] (2017-since)
* [[Korean Patriots' Party]] (2017-since)

==See also==
{{portal|Conservatism|South Korea|Politics}}
* [[Impeachment of Park Geun-hye]]
* [[2016 South Korean legislative election]]
* [[2017 South Korean presidential election]]
* [[2018 South Korean local elections]]
* [[2019 South Korean Capitol attack]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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