New Wave (political party)

The New Wave (, abbreviated as ) was a self-proclaimed centrist political party in South Korea created to assist in Kim Dong-yeon's run in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.

History
The New Wave Party was formed in October 2021 to assist career civil servant and former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon's run in the 2022 presidential election. "As long as the current political ecosystem dominated by the two major parties remains, it is impossible to resolve structural problems that Korea has been suffering from for the past 20 years," Kim said during the party's founding ceremony. Kim denied merging his new party with the two ruling parties in Korea, the Democrats and People Power.

Cho Jung-hoon, proportional representative Member of Parliament for Transition Korea, expressed his support for the creation of the Party.

On 24 October 2021, the Party adopted four key "visions:"


 * Create a ‘Youth Investment Nation’ by creating a youth startup paradise
 * Work-based government through regulatory reform.
 * Resolve ‘opportunities polarization’ in income, real estate, and education
 * ‘Political reforms’ to break the winner-take-all political structure, including a 3-year limited decentralized Presidency.

On 7 April 2022, party leader Kim Dong-yeon agreed to merge the New Wave with the Democratic Party of Korea to promote change in politics and national unity. The merger was completed by 15 April 2022.