Ha Tae-kyung "Saebosu Party is One, Blind Integration Not Allowed"... Jeong Un-cheon "Must Overcome Integration Barrier"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the New Conservative Party, emphasized on the 7th regarding internal conflict rumors related to the merger, saying, "The New Conservative Party is one," and "We will all live together and die together."

Ha attended the party leadership meeting held at the National Assembly that morning and spoke in favor of internal unity.

He stated about the merger, "It must be an innovative merger, and I have repeatedly expressed the position that it should not be an engineering-driven, blind merger or alliance ahead of the election," adding, "The position of all members of the leadership and all eight incumbents is to promote innovative integration, and if that is not possible, we will strengthen ourselves."

He continued, "The innovative merger was proposed by Yoo Seung-min, chairman of the Conservative Reconstruction Committee, and Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, accepted the four principles of conservative reconstruction and innovative integration," indirectly suggesting that the two parties have set the conditions for integration. He said, "Innovative integration may fail. That will happen if the Liberty Korea Party refuses," and "If they accept it, innovative integration will definitely succeed."

Ha emphasized, "If the old conservatives refuse innovation and (the merger) fails, the people will sternly judge the old conservatives," and "The New Conservative Party will not resort to shabby election engineering tricks. Instead, we will be ready to die to replace the old conservatives." This is interpreted as a statement emphasizing that although the conditions for integration have been met, if the merger collapses, the responsibility lies with the Liberty Korea Party.

On the other hand, Representative Jung Woon-cheon repeatedly stressed the importance of integration, saying that if conservatives are divided, the entire conservative camp cannot be free from responsibility.

Jung said, "The clock for conservative integration is ticking, and the public's fatigue is accumulating," adding, "If conservatives fail to overcome the wall of integration and split, they will not be free from responsibility for failing to stop the Moon Jae-in administration's tyranny." He also said, "The Integration Promotion Committee was formed yesterday, and nine members were selected, but the New Conservative Party did not appoint a co-chairman and only participated as members, which is regrettable," and added, "They plan to launch the integrated new party by the 20th, so we will ensure that there are no disruptions in the practical discussions."

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