Baek Seung-ju "They criminally charged the United Party... The absurd 'Deobureo Museoun Party'"

A party member who received a text message on the 12th, when the Democratic Party of Korea's mobile vote asking all members whether to join the proportional alliance party began, is casting their vote. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] On the 13th, Baek Seung-ju, a member of the Future United Party, criticized the Democratic Party of Korea, which participated in the proportional representation election coalition party ahead of the April 15 general election, saying, "Seeing them change their words, faces, and thoughts until now, I think of them as the 'Terrifying Together Party,' a scary party."

On the same day, Baek appeared on YTN Radio's 'Noh Young-hee's Start of a New Morning' and stated, "(The Democratic Party) leadership is following a procedure called the party member vote to rationalize their own flawed policies, creating something that should never happen in the history of Korean party politics," he said.

He added, "The Democratic Party, which called the Future Korea Party chosen by the Future United Party a trick and even filed a criminal complaint against the party leader pushing it, is now doing the same thing themselves, which can only be described as absurd."

He also pointed out, "The leadership should take responsibility for the criticism, for changing their words, and for their false statements, but I don't understand why they are mobilizing innocent party members and spending costs like this," adding, "This kind of politics should not be done."

In response, Kang Byung-won, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party who appeared together, acknowledged, "It is true that the party leadership changed their position," but countered, "Didn't Representative Lee Hae-chan explain and apologize for why we made this choice even if it meant changing our words?"

He explained, "Because this is a very important issue, directly asking the party members' opinions and confirming their approval could lead to self-reflection that the leadership was too focused on justifications."

He also argued that the 'Future Korea Party' (the proportional party of the Future United Party) exploited the loopholes of the 'Mixed-Member Proportional Representation' system. Kang emphasized, "We would like to be the first party by upholding principles without this (proportional party), but since they came to steal proportional seats, we must gather volunteers to stop the thieves. I think it is wrong to be robbed with eyes wide open."

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