Park Si-jong "Illegal Party Member Inquiry Unfair... Should Not Have Participated in Primary from the Start"

Park Si-jong, the Democratic Party preliminary candidate for Gwangsan-gu Eul, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is expressing his position on the re-election results at a press conference.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Regarding the re-examination request raised over the Democratic Party primary results in Gwangsan-gu (Eul), Gwangju Metropolitan City, preliminary candidate Park Sijong described the party's Supreme Council's confirmation of a re-primary as "the worst disaster caused by distorted lust for power."

At a press conference held on the 10th, Candidate Park said, "I stand here with a heavy heart. The 'miracle' created by party members and citizens has collapsed," adding, "I am angry at the party for erasing the primary results and deciding on a re-primary."

He expressed, "I am greatly disappointed in preliminary candidate Min Hyungbae, who did not accept the results," and criticized, "Relying on the power of some party factions to overturn the process is by no means something to be proud of. They should be ashamed."

He continued, "If the excessive inquiry into the party member list was cited as a reason for unfairness and even led to a request for re-examination, shouldn't Candidate Min have refrained from participating in the primary from the start?" and argued, "Participating in the primary but refusing to accept the results is cowardly behavior."

He also stated, "Candidate Min was the previous regional committee chairperson who managed the entire party member list," and questioned, "If he already had full knowledge of all party members, then who is more unfair?"

Candidate Park emphasized, "There is no evidence that the party member list queried by former preliminary candidate Kim Sungjin was passed on to Park Sijong or that it worked to his advantage," calling it "an unreasonable claim and mere speculation by Candidate Min's side."

Furthermore, he added, "The party's Supreme Council decided on a re-vote excluding some party members. This is a measure that restricts the legitimate voting rights of party members," and stated, "We will proceed with a party member rights dispute trial and an injunction application."

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