[Exclusive] 'Proportional Alliance Party' "No founding without Jeonguidang... Won't do it with only Minjudang"

Senior figures from civil society held a press conference on the morning of the 28th at Heungsadan in Daehangno, proposing the formation of the Political Reform Alliance to block the Future Korea Party and complete political reform.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] It has been confirmed that the group pushing for a progressive proportional representation coalition party is making the participation of the Justice Party a mandatory condition. The plan is not to form the party with only the Democratic Party of Korea participating. Although the Justice Party maintains a critical stance, if the Democratic Party makes a decision to minimize proportional candidates, a new phase may open.

On the 3rd, a key official from the preparatory group for the tentatively named 'Political Reform Coalition' said, "The spirit of introducing the semi-linked proportional representation system is to allow smaller parties to enter the National Assembly," adding, "If the Justice Party, the eldest among the smaller parties, is excluded, it does not align with this spirit, so the party cannot be formed." He continued, "A coalition formed with only the Democratic Party without the Justice Party is not possible."

The Democratic Party is currently reviewing participation, but if the Justice Party does not join, the establishment of the coalition party itself will be effectively canceled for now.

The Political Reform Coalition originated when the Sovereign National Assembly, composed of progressive elders, proposed an electoral alliance last week to the Democratic Party, Justice Party, Green Party, and Future Party in response to the Future Korea Party, a satellite party of the United Future Party. Lawyer Ha Seung-soo, former co-chairman of the Green Party, is serving as the executive director and will report the formation of the preparatory committee to the National Election Commission today. According to election law, the party must be established by the 16th, so preparations are underway first, with plans for each party to participate later.

On the same day, Executive Director Ha appeared on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' and said, "There was no prior coordination with the Democratic Party," adding, "I understand the Democratic Party is reviewing it. Since it is a very important issue, I think the review will take some time."

Regarding the Justice Party, he said, "We are continuously communicating and trying to persuade them," and added, "The Future Korea Party will take at least 10 more proportional seats than its support rate, but if the electoral coalition party takes those 10 seats, it will be a great help to the overall progressive politics."

For the Democratic Party, it is reported that they are discussing ways to minimize proportional candidates to reduce the number of seats held by the Future Korea Party while avoiding criticism of 'trickery' or 'another satellite party.' On the 2nd, Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Jae-sung even proposed the radical idea of not fielding any proportional candidates at all. A Political Reform Coalition official said, "If the Democratic Party minimizes proportional candidates, it will be easier for the Justice Party to make a decision."

The Justice Party maintains a critical view, saying it would be "responding to trickery with trickery," and judges that the loss from alienating moderate voters would outweigh the gains.

A Justice Party official said, "For now, we are closing the possibility of participating in the coalition party," adding, "Although we are concerned because of the Future Korea Party, we cannot compromise our principles. We will wait and see how the Democratic Party decides on the proportional candidate policy."

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