Jeong Cheong-rae: "Even Jeon Du-hwan Didn't Name a Party After Himself... Ahn Cheol-soo Is Arrogant"

Former lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo is holding a press conference at the National Assembly on the 4th. On the same day, former lawmaker Ahn announced the 'Working National Assembly Reform Plan.' Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Shin-won] Former Democratic Party lawmaker Jeong Cheong-rae criticized Ahn Cheol-soo, former leader of the People’s Party, who announced plans to establish the Ahn Cheol-soo New Party (tentative name) on the 4th, saying it was "arrogant beyond measure."

On the same day, Jeong posted on his Facebook, "Democracy declares that the people are the owners of the country, and democratic parties declare that party members are the owners. So, the Ahn Cheol-soo New Party? Even if Ahn Cheol-soo exerts power to create a party, I never dreamed he would use 'Ahn Cheol-soo New Party' as the party name," he said.

He argued, "The orientation and values of a party design words and colors symbolizing democracy as much as possible," adding, "This is probably why democratic party names are the most common in every country around the world."

He continued, "Is the owner of the Ahn Cheol-soo New Party Ahn Cheol-soo, and are the party members supposed to follow Ahn Cheol-soo unconditionally?" He pointed out, "Even Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam, who were more powerful than Ahn Cheol-soo, did not create 'Kim Dae-jung New Party' or 'Kim Young-sam New Party,' and even dictators Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan did not dare to name parties after themselves."

Finally, former lawmaker Jeong concluded, "Ahn Cheol-soo, what are you trying to do now? Do you think the people are that foolish?"

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