🇰🇷 South Korea In power: LEFT
CURRENT MONTH — OCTOBER 2026
LEFT
12
Democratic Party / Progressive
Governing side
RIGHT
16
People Power / Conservative
Governing side
Higher scores indicate more violent speech
Factions scoped to South Korea political spectrum
Political compass
public mood vs who governs
Authoritarian
Libertarian
Left
Right
Leaning security
Leaning liberty
Leaning left
Leaning right
People
-26 / +16
Politicians
-22 / +18
24-MONTH HISTORY • LEFT VS RIGHT
● LEFT
● RIGHT
│ MAJOR EVENTS
MAJOR EVENTS
April 2024
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National Assembly elections
September 2024
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Doctors' strike and medical-reform confrontations
December 2024
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Martial law declaration and impeachment crisis
January 2025
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Presidential impeachment proceedings
April 2025
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Post-crisis election polarization
September 2025
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Post-crisis party confrontations and protest rhetoric
December 2025
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Martial-law crisis anniversary protest rhetoric
March 2026
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Local elections polarization
June 2026
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Labor reform protest confrontations
PUBLIC vs GOVERNMENT
Lines (left axis): public mood (Spectrum) and who held the state that month on the same left–right axis.
Bars (right axis): gap (public − government), autoscaled.
How to read this
Scores (0–100) estimate how often each side’s public discourse calls for violence or issues threats. Left and Right are that country’s own camps, not US parties transplanted abroad. In power is who holds the state that month. Public mood is where people sit left–right and liberty–order; who governs is the office-holders’ ideology (slow-moving). Higher violent-speech scores mean more violent rhetoric. Scores are for entertainment and experimental purposes. Full methodology