Onward for Future 4.0

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

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, and announced its flag and logo on 23 December. 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). 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.

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

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

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

The party added "4.0" into its name, which means:

• "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.

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