▁( lit . ▁" T ogether ▁Democratic ▁Party ", ▁D PK ) ▁and ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁United ▁Future ▁Party ▁( U FP ), ▁formerly ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Korea ▁Party ▁( L K P ). ▁The ▁liberal ▁camp ▁and ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁camp ▁are ▁the ▁dominant ▁forces ▁of ▁South ▁Korean ▁politics ▁at ▁present . ▁ ▁Political ▁nature ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁political ▁history ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁pr one ▁to ▁spl its ▁from ▁and ▁mer ges ▁with ▁other ▁parties . ▁One ▁reason ▁is ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁greater ▁emphas is ▁around ▁the ▁' polit ics ▁of ▁the ▁person ' ▁and ▁rather ▁than ▁party , ▁therefore ▁party ▁loyal ty ▁is ▁not ▁strong ▁when ▁disag re ements ▁occur . ▁The ▁graph ▁below ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁vol at ility ▁within ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁alone . ▁These ▁spl its ▁were ▁intens ified ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁South ▁Korean ▁political ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁Lat est ▁elections ▁ ▁Political ▁pressure ▁groups ▁and ▁leaders ▁ ▁Federation ▁of ▁Korean ▁Indust ries ▁ ▁Federation ▁of ▁Korean ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁ ▁Korean ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁ ▁Korean ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁ ▁Korean ▁Trad ers ▁Association ▁ ▁Korean ▁V eter ans ' ▁Association ▁ ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Labor ▁Un ions ▁ ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Korea ▁ ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Farm ers ' ▁Associ ations ▁ ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Student ▁Associ ations ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁ ▁One ▁Special ▁City ▁( Te uk bye ol si , ▁Capital ▁City ), ▁six