Sim Sang-jung: "Proportional Alliance Party Damages Mixed-Member Proportional Representation... Will Not Participate"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] Sim Sang-jung, leader of the Justice Party, said regarding the movement to form a proportional representation coalition party among progressive forces, "Such an engineering mindset could potentially put the progressive reform forces at risk."

At the 'Justice Party Proportional Representation Candidate Selection Report Meeting' held at the National Assembly on the 8th, Leader Sim said, "Our party will not participate in any proportional party that undermines the purpose of the mixed-member proportional representation system."

He said, "What we must be most cautious of for the victory of the progressive reform forces is the 'double standard' politics that tries to defeat the enemy by becoming like the enemy," and "At the very least, parties that cooperated for the mixed-member proportional representation system have the obligation to strive to uphold the purpose of that system despite any difficulties."

He continued, "The mixed-member proportional representation system should not become a strategy for any particular party. It should not be swayed by the interests of any specific party," and added, "There is no time to waste on political engineering."

He also emphasized, "The people's will is to end the exhausting confrontational politics," and "The principle of the mixed-member proportional representation system cannot be subject to negotiation or compromise."

Leader Sim stated, "The mission of the Justice Party is precisely to realize the purpose and intent of this system by overcoming the two-party dominant system and fulfilling the people's demand for political diversity."

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