Cheon Jeong-bae: "I hope Ahn Cheol-soo learns from past failures to contribute to political progress"

Cheon Jeong-bae, member of the Alternative New Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 16th, Cheon Jeong-bae, a member of the Alternative Party, told Ahn Cheol-soo, the chairman of the People’s Party Preparatory Committee, "I hope you learn from past failures and contribute to the development of Korean politics."

On the same day, Representative Cheon posted on his Facebook a post titled "I hope Chairman Ahn returns to his original intention and moves forward."

He said, "Four years ago, I founded the People’s Party together with Chairman Ahn to achieve 'a multi-party system and consensual democracy' and 'breaking the one-party monopoly in Honam,'" adding, "In the last general election, many citizens across the country, including Gwangju and Honam, responded with overwhelming support for the People’s Party."

He then pointed out, "Chairman Ahn forced an unreasonable merger with the Bareun Party, which has a completely different identity, thereby dividing the People’s Party and betraying the expectations of the citizens who supported us."

He continued, "Just as many, including myself, warned at the time, now Representative Yoo Seung-min’s New Conservative Party is about to be absorbed into the Liberty Korea Party," and added, "It is a futile thought, but I feel regret wondering what would have happened if Chairman Ahn had maintained his original intention and preserved and developed the People’s Party."

Representative Cheon added, "I believe there would have been considerable achievements not only for the development of Korean politics but also for Chairman Ahn’s own political growth."

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