Park Ji-won: "An likely to compromise with Han Seon-kyo"... People's Party 'Furious'

People Party: "A Masterpiece of Political Manipulation"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Park Ji-won, a member of the Minsaeng Party, stated on the 11th regarding the possibility of integration between the Future Korea Party and the People’s Party, “Ahn Cheol-soo, the leader of the People’s Party, is taking steps toward conservatism,” and added, “If Han Seon-kyo, the leader of the Future Korea Party, goes to Daegu to meet, I believe the possibility of compromise is high.”

On the same day, on MBC Radio’s 'Kim Jong-bae’s Focus,' Park said, “I think that path is the way for Leader Ahn to step closer to becoming a presidential candidate from the conservative side,” and “There has been some level of mutual understanding, I believe.”

Park said, “Isn’t Han Seon-kyo, the leader of the Future Korea Party, a complete pro-Park faction? He is someone who, while mentioning former President Park Geun-hye, shed tears and gave speeches in the National Assembly,” and added, “Currently, both pro-Park and pro-Lee factions have been largely excluded from nominations. Since Leader Han has strong loyalty to former President Park, there will likely be more consideration given to pro-Park nominations. Leader Ahn currently views Hwang Kyo-ahn, the leader of the Future United Party, as his main competitor, so I expect they might find some common ground.”

When asked if he thinks Leader Ahn will use the pro-Park faction as a support base within the party, Park replied, “I think so.”

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The People’s Party immediately pushed back. Jang Ji-hoon, deputy spokesperson of the People’s Party, said in a statement that day, “Park’s claim that ‘Leader Ahn is stepping closer to becoming a presidential candidate from the conservative side’ is completely unfounded,” and criticized, “I hope he reconsiders whether it is appropriate to attract attention on broadcasts by talking about people volunteering medical resources on site without any basis, just to compensate for his fading presence.”

Deputy Spokesperson Jang added, “The People’s Party and Leader Ahn have repeatedly declared their firm commitment to centrist pragmatic politics,” and “Nevertheless, the reason Park adds his own imagination to write such scenarios seems to be his suspicion that Leader Ahn is trying to move closer to a path as a professional broadcaster rather than as a politician by using him as a base.”

Kim Do-sik, chief secretary to the leader of the People’s Party, also said, “The talk of secret contacts by (Park) is a typical idea of a master of political manipulation, and it seems necessary to have self-purification so that the political world is no longer polluted,” and added, “This person, who repeatedly makes false prophecies, must be expelled from our society along with fake democracy and fake parties.”

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