Onward for Future 4.0

2019–2020 political party in South Korea

Onward for Future 4.0 (Korean: 미래를 향한 전진 4.0) was a South Korean political party.

History

The Onward for Future 4.0 was founded by its president, Lee Un-ju, a former MP of the Bareunmirae Party who was dissatisfied with the leadership of Sohn Hak-kyu.

The party had a pre-inauguration ceremony on 1 December 2019,[1][2] and announced its flag and logo on 23 December.[3] They announced 44 members including leadership figures, such as Park Hwee-rak (Chief Deputy President), Song Geun-john (Deputy President), Park Ju-won (Secretary-General), Lee Jong-hyuk (General Chairman of the Organising Committee), and Kim Won-sung (Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee).[3] They also recruited 86 members — 14 for entrepreneurship, economy, labour and renovation, 7 for security and industrial security, 51 for youth startup, and 14 for youth student councils.[3]

On 19 January 2020, the party was officially established.[4] However, after a month, it was merged into the United Future Party.[5]

Ideology and policies

The party described themselves as centre-right, seeks youth politics[6][3] and supported freedom and democracy.[1] The name, "Onward", was inspired from the La République En Marche! of France.[3][1]

The party was also strongly anti-communist.[1][2] Park Hwee-rak, the Chief Deputy President called the ruling Democratic Party of Korea as "left-wing party who communise the Republic".[1] It wanted to end populist welfare policy while seeking public and labour reform.[1]

4.0

The party added "4.0" into its name, which means:[7][2]

  • "1.0" - Establishment
    • On 15 August 1948, the former President of the Republic Syngman Rhee, and the other heroes and heroines, established this country, and defended freedom and democracy against communism.
  • "2.0" - Industrialisation
    • From 1960s to 1980s, the country was industrialised by sending troops to South Vietnam, miners and nurses to West Germany, and construction workers to the Middle East.
  • "3.0" - Democratisation
    • Although the country achieved a democratisation, there were several fakers and hypocrites who endangered the social value and brought a chaotic age.
  • "4.0" - Future
    • In future, we should end this chaotic age and rebuild a free and fair society.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "이언주 '전진 4.0' 창준위 출범…한국의 '앙 마르슈' 될까". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "이언주 '전진4.0'첫발…마크롱 '앙마르슈' 연상". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "청년 내세운 이언주 '전진당', 1차 영입 인사 발표". 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ "전진당 정식 출범…당 대표에 이언주 의원". 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ "'의석 113석' 미래통합당 출범…오늘 의원총회서 상견례". 18 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ "인사말". Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  7. ^ "4.0의 의미". Retrieved 25 December 2019.[permanent dead link]

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