Lee Jung-mi "Will Not Participate in Proportional Alliance Party... No Possibility of Reversal"

Jeongmi Lee, Justice Party member Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 12th, Lee Jeongmi, a member of the Justice Party, stated, "The party's stance of not participating in the proportional alliance party will not be overturned or changed according to the decision of the Democratic Party of Korea."

On the same day, Lee appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jongbae's Focus' and said, "Even if the proportional satellite party is a desperate measure to counter the Future Korea Party, creating a party in this way and demanding a choice is not right," adding, "It seems unlikely that the Justice Party will join in such a trick to counter the Future Korea Party's tactics."

She argued, "The mixed-member proportional representation system was initiated with the intention of forming a multi-party system with various parties and overcoming confrontational politics," and emphasized, "We need to properly realize the original purpose of fairly distributing seats according to the support rate of existing parties."

She continued, "There are already various minor parties without creating a separate third party. These parties established the mixed-member proportional representation system to obtain seats proportional to their support," adding, "I do not believe the mixed-member proportional representation system was introduced to create a separate party, have people vote for it, and then after winning, expel all elected members and send them back to the original party."

Furthermore, Lee emphasized, "If sufficient proportional seats are secured for other third parties, the seats of the Future Korea Party can be reduced. This is a fully possible path, but choosing this method is not the right choice."

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