On the Decision to Vote for the Opposition Proportional Alliance Party... United Party Says "Pre-decided Behavior, Awaiting People's Judgment"

Lee Hae-chan, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 11th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The United Future Party criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, which announced it would hold a party member vote on the 12th to participate in the proportional representation coalition party, saying "only the people's judgment awaits."

Kim Seong-won, spokesperson for the United Future Party, said in a statement on the 11th, "Even though the conclusion to join the proportional representation coalition party has already been decided according to a prearranged script, the Democratic Party's repeated 'dapjeongneo' behavior looks truly pitiful and disgraceful to the public."

'Dapjeongneo' is an abbreviation of 'the answer is decided, and you just have to respond,' referring to a situation where the answer is already predetermined.

Spokesperson Kim criticized, "Following the Supreme Council, which only raised the issue superficially and postponed responsibility by saying it would decide through a vote of all party members, the Democratic Party's parliamentary meeting held yesterday was equally deceptive to the public," adding, "From the start of the meeting, Representative Lee Hae-chan presented guidelines saying 'it looks like the votes will be stolen,' and Strategy Planning Headquarters Director Lee Geun-hyeong persuaded lawmakers by presenting various scenarios based on vote calculations."

He pointed out, "Last December, the Democratic Party pushed through the current election law as if it were an absolute good," and "the Democratic Party, which passed a patchwork law through a secret agreement ignoring the public to get the Corruption Investigation Office law passed, raised their voices calling the Future Korea Party 'truly bad politics.'"

Spokesperson Kim said, "The Democratic Party, the very party that made a mockery of Korean politics, destroyed democracy, and threw away even the minimum political ethics," adding, "will only bring about the people's judgment."

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