Defunct The Bareunmirae Party[15][16][17] (Korean: 바른미래당; RR: Bareunmiraedang; lit.

[20] In January 2018, leaders of the party's predecessors announced their plan to merge, in an effort to form a centrist bloc and consolidate their parliamentary standings before local elections.

The merger was commented as being "hasty", as it was announced before the two respective parties underwent due process to confirm the union,[22] and was seen as an attempt to consolidate the plan amidst opposition.

[23] The plan to form the Bareunmirae Party faced opposition from the faction of the People's Party associated with the provinces of North and South Jeolla (both of which are noted to be liberal-leaning provinces).

[24] The lawmakers were noted to having belonged to a faction that was closely associated with late former President Kim Dae-jung.