Ha Tae-kyung "Warmly Welcome Ahn Cheol-soo's Return... Expect Role in Judging Moon Administration"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Ha Tae-kyung, the preparatory committee chairman for the New Conservative Party, said on the 2nd that he "warmly welcomes the return" of former Bareunmirae Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo to domestic politics.

After concluding the New Conservative Party vision meeting that day, Chairman Ha told reporters, "The value of new politics pursued by Representative Ahn Cheol-soo is still valid, and I hope he will play a significant role."

He said, "At this point, for Korean politics to be renewed, it is most important to judge the Moon Jae-in administration's new deep-rooted politics," and emphasized, "I expect Representative Ahn to raise a clear opposition party flag and play a major role."

When asked how he would communicate with Representative Ahn, Chairman Ha said, "There is no change in the party founding schedule; the founding will proceed as planned on the 5th," and reserved comment by adding, "I will talk about what kind of cooperative relationship we will have with Representative Ahn after he clarifies his more specific position."

He also believed that a coalition to judge the Moon administration would be sufficiently possible even if Ahn did not join the New Conservative Party. Chairman Ha said, "I don't think Representative Ahn will necessarily oppose the centrist conservative banner we have raised," and added, "Since he sympathizes with judging the Moon administration, a coalition is definitely possible."

Meanwhile, regarding Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, reemphasizing conservative unification, Chairman Ha said, "I hope Leader Hwang will make reforms toward centrist conservatism more clearly and strongly," and drew a line by stating, "Our position on unification is the three principles of former leader Yoo Seung-min, and if these are not upheld, there will be neither unification nor coalition."

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