Ha Tae-kyung "Will negotiate party name with Korean Party... Hwang and Yoo to meet during the week"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Ha Tae-kyung, co-leader of the New Conservative Party, stated on the 4th, "We will proceed with negotiations on the new party name for the united party with the Liberty Korea Party."

Ha attended the 3rd Party Leaders-Youth Joint Meeting held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building that morning and said, "Since the Liberty Korea Party prefers 'United Party,' our party will also consider it."

He added, "I don't think it's bad that the Liberty Korea Party is moving a bit quickly," and explained, "Yoo Seung-min, Chairman of the Conservative Reconstruction Committee, and Hwang Kyo-ahn, the leader, are scheduled to meet soon, so we will observe their progress and proceed sequentially."

Regarding the Innovation and Integration Promotion Committee (IIPC), which is pushing for centrist-conservative unification and aims to form a party preparation committee by the 6th, he said, "Legally, a party preparation committee is not necessary for the new merged party of the two parties. This is clearly stated in Article 19 of the Political Parties Act," and emphasized, "There is no need to create something unnecessary. Even if the IIPC forms a new party preparation committee, it is not a legal preparatory body."

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