Tongjunwi Tentatively Agrees on New Party Name 'Daetonghap Shindang'... "Inauguration Ceremony as Early as the 16th"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The Preparatory Committee for the Unified New Party (Tongjunwi) held a meeting on the 10th and tentatively agreed on the name of the new party as 'Daetonghap New Party.' The new party plans to hold its inauguration ceremony on the 16th, four days earlier than the originally scheduled date of the 20th.

Park Hyung-jun, co-chairman of Tongjunwi, told reporters immediately after the meeting, "Among the values we pursue, the most important is national unity, so we have tentatively agreed on the name Daetonghap New Party."

He said, "The value of integrating moderate conservatives transcends ideology, region, and factions, forming a unified force. The final decision will be made after internal consultations with parties such as the Liberty Korea Party and the New Conservative Party." He added that if other opinions arise within the party, further discussions could take place. He also noted that after the general election, during the comprehensive revision of party regulations, the new party name could be reconsidered.

Chairman Park stated, "We are tentatively aiming to launch on the 16th," adding, "Since candidate nominations are urgent and postponing the launch to next week would be undesirable due to various political schedules, even if launching on the 16th is difficult, we decided not to delay it by more than a day or two."

The advancement of the schedule was influenced by the decision of Yoo Seung-min, chairman of the Conservative Reconstruction Committee of the New Conservative Party. Chairman Park said, "It is true that Yoo's decision accelerated the integration, and there is no reason to delay it. We intend to work as efficiently as possible and quickly transition to the election campaign committee system."

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