Alternative New Party's Ban on Using 'Ahn Cheol-soo New Party' Name... "Ahn Must Apologize to the People"

"Using the Party Name of Gongdang to Exploit Petty Fame"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 7th, the Alternative New Party stated regarding the Central Election Commission's refusal to allow the use of the party name "Ahn Cheol-soo New Party," "Former Bareunmirae Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo should first apologize to the public and relearn politics from the beginning."

Jang Jeong-sook, chief spokesperson of the Alternative New Party, said in a commentary on the same day, "Former lawmaker Ahn has no qualification to talk about a party centered on party members," and added, "It is questionable whether a politician who intends to insert his own name into the name of a public party to exploit his meager fame can understand the basics of party democracy that warns against factionalization."

Chief spokesperson Jang pointed out, "With common sense, the Election Commission, which is operated with taxpayers' money, would not waste time on such a trivial matter," and added, "But is the political ridicule reflected in party names limited to only the Ahn Cheol-soo New Party? The former Pro-Park Alliance did the same, and the recent Future Korea Party is also a case of damaging national dignity in the same context."

Chief spokesperson Jang said, "The Election Commission needs to guide some political circles' deviations through more active legal interpretation and application," and "I applaud the Election Commission's decision to stop former lawmaker Ahn's childish attempt."

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