Minsaengdang, Proportional Alliance Party 'Internal Disagreement'... "No Interest" vs "Let's Participate"

Kim Jeong-hwa: "A Pro-Moon United Party Without Justification or Practicality"
Yoo Seong-yeop Changes Position in a Week... Park Ju-hyun Conditionally Supports
Senior Members of Alternative New Party and Peace Party Also 'Support'

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The Minsheng Party is creating 'discord' over the proportional representation alliance party. While the Bareunmirae Party faction is clearly opposed, voices in favor are emerging from the Alternative New Party and the Party for Democracy and Peace factions.

Kim Jeong-hwa, co-leader from the Bareunmirae Party, said at the Supreme Council meeting on the 13th, “The proportional representation alliance party is a pro-Moon alliance party with neither justification nor practical benefit,” and criticized, “It is exactly the satellite party that the Democratic Party of Korea criticized as a prank, trick, and regression.” She added, “It goes against public sentiment. The ruling party’s politics of betrayal should be ashamed,” and stated, “Today will be the day when the United Future Party and the Democratic Party prove themselves to be no different from each other.”

After the Supreme Council meeting, Co-leader Kim told reporters about the Democratic Party’s proposal to participate in the proportional representation alliance party, “(Democratic Party Secretary-General Yoon Ho-jung) might be sending me spam emails,” and said, “I said I’m not interested (in the proportional representation alliance party) and I know the outcome, so if they just come, I will explain my position in principle.”

On the other hand, Co-leader Yoo Seong-yeop from the Alternative New Party changed his stance from opposition to support within a week, and Co-leader Park Ju-hyun from the Party for Democracy and Peace is advocating conditional support. Yoo said at the Supreme Council meeting on the 11th, “In-depth discussions should be held within the party,” and added, “If we fail to stop the resurgence of the United Future Party and the entrenched forces, it will result in a greater failure. An anti-corruption, anti-United Future Party alliance is absolutely necessary.” Previously, Yoo had said to reporters after the Supreme Council meeting on the 4th, “I oppose satellite parties themselves, and I have no value for alliance parties.”

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Senior lawmakers from the Alternative New Party and the Party for Democracy and Peace also joined in. On the 13th, Representative Park Ji-won proposed on Facebook, “Minsheng Party should also participate in the proportional representation alliance party,” emphasizing, “When conservatives become the first party and occupy the Speaker of the National Assembly and most standing committee chairs, obstructing everything, we must consider whether the progressive government can be reestablished.”

Representative Chun Jeong-bae said, “Minsheng Party should actively participate in the alliance proportional representation party,” and stated, “The formation of the proportional representation alliance party not only has justification for coalition politics but is also the only way to prevent the United Future Party from nullifying the election law reform through satellite parties and to lead the victory of reform forces.”

Former Party for Democracy and Peace leader Jeong Dong-young also said, “Minsheng Party should actively participate,” and added, “After great hardship, the election system was reformed, and the political advancement of progressive politics and socially vulnerable groups must not be frustrated.”

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