Park Ji-won "Terrible Outcome if Conservative Grand Unification vs Divided Progressives Compete"

Park Ji-won, member of the Alternative New Party. Photo by Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Park Ji-won, a member of the Alternative New Party, argued that the progressive camp should prepare for a grand conservative unification ahead of the April 15 general election.

On the 9th, Park wrote on his Facebook, "I had predicted that a grand conservative unification would be possible if Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn runs in Jongno and former Representative Yoo Seung-min does not run, or if both do not run," adding, "If you take Hwang's declaration to run in Jongno and Yoo's declaration not to run lightly, the progressive camp will suffer greatly."

He said, "Former Representative Yoo still advocates reform conservatism and has proposed a new merger, so whether it will materialize remains to be seen, but it is uncertain whether his claim that he will not demand nomination shares or party positions is to be taken at face value or if there is another calculation," and added, "It is also questionable whether reform nominations are possible within the conservative unified party."

He continued, "However, politics is a living thing, and there is a proverb that 'an unlikely event can cause harm,'" warning, "A confrontation between a grand conservative unification and a divided progressive camp would be a terrible outcome."

Finally, he proposed, "The greatest reform of this era is winning the general election and recreating the progressive government through it," urging, "We must not be arrogant and must take the path to victory," suggesting the merger of the Bareunmirae Party and the Party for Democracy and Peace.

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