'Green Party + Mirae Party' Alliance Formed... "Won't Join If It Becomes a Satellite Party Led by the Democratic Party"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The Green Party and the Future Party have decided to form an electoral alliance, firmly stating that "if the trend continues toward satellite parties led by the Democratic Party of Korea, we cannot join." They emphasized that the alliance between parties must be horizontal.

On the 17th, the Green Party and the Future Party held a press conference in front of the National Assembly main gate, announcing that they are forming a "political alliance" to make the 21st National Assembly the most radical and reformative political forum by fulfilling "climate parliament," "political generational change," and "completion of electoral system reform."

They also proposed as one of the principles for the formation of the electoral coalition party to "formalize a roundtable for horizontal alliance."

This is a reaction to the Democratic Party Secretary-General Yoon Ho-jung, who on the 15th mentioned parties such as the Basic Income Party, the Let's Go Environmental Party, and the Small Business Party as possible coalition parties during a press briefing, setting a kind of deadline until the 18th, showing a Democratic Party-led approach.

Oh Tae-yang, leader of the Future Party, told Asia Economy in a phone interview, "If the Democratic Party negotiates individually and leads the process, it will be trapped in the satellite party framework," adding, "The Future Party and the Green Party, which share values, will first form an alliance, but if it proceeds as a Democratic Party satellite party, we are considering withdrawing participation."

He continued, "The process is heading in a way that could become prey for conservative forces, and the public cannot help but suspect there might be other hidden agendas," adding, "On the other hand, if former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk is summoned and the opposing camp attacks during the process of setting relations with the alliance platform party formed by last year's 'Seocho-dong rally' forces, the purpose of the electoral alliance will disappear. It would be the worst-case scenario." This was said regarding 'For the Citizens,' which claims to be an alliance platform party.

The so-called 'Green Future Electoral Alliance' emphasized that the allocation criteria for proportional candidates in the coalition party should follow the principle of "prioritizing small parties, placing parliamentary parties later," in line with the intent of the mixed-member proportional representation system.

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