Minjung Party "Suspends Discussions on Proportional Alliance Party"... Green Party and Mirae Party Also Likely to Withdraw

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The Minjung Party has decided to withdraw from discussions on the proportional representation coalition party among the ruling coalition. The minor extraparliamentary parties, the Green Party and the Mirae Party, have also basically decided not to participate.

Lee Sang-gyu, the standing representative of the Minjung Party, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 19th and stated, "Solidarity and coalition among progressive political forces, and all political forces seeking to inherit the spirit of the Candlelight Revolution, are always necessary, but we cannot forcibly join those who fear the very existence of the Minjung Party," adding, "We will now suspend discussions on the proportional coalition party."

He said, "While firmly upholding the values we have set forth?the political empowerment of workers and the people?we will respond to public sentiment and approach progressive voters more flexibly."

Earlier, the Green Party also withdrew its intention to participate in the proportional coalition party. In a statement released the previous day, the Green Party said, "We will proceed independently. In the 21st National Assembly, we will fulfill our fundamental mission of realizing a climate parliament, completing electoral system reform, and breaking vested political interests."

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The declaration of an independent path by these parties stemmed from the Democratic Party of Korea's policy to exclude them from the proportional coalition party discussions. On the 17th, Yoon Ho-jung, the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party, said during an agreement to launch a ruling coalition proportional party with four minor extraparliamentary parties, "There are difficulties in forming a coalition with parties that would cause unnecessary and exhausting debates over ideological issues or LGBTQ+ issues." The 'ideological issues' he referred to are interpreted as targeting the far-left Minjung Party, and the 'LGBTQ+ issues' as targeting the Green Party, which nominated a transgender candidate for proportional representation.

Another extraparliamentary party, the Mirae Party, is also highly likely not to participate in the coalition party. In a statement released the previous day, the Mirae Party criticized, "We cannot help but deplore the current election coalition discussions, which have forgotten their original purpose and are being strategically used solely to justify the satellite party of the ruling party."

The Mirae Party set conditions for participation in the coalition party, including ▲ establishing an open discussion table ▲ merging 'Political Reform Union' and 'For the Citizens' ▲ forming a joint policy coalition with a vision rather than a strategic political coalition, but it is widely expected that the Democratic Party's affiliated party, the Democratic Citizens Party, will not accept these conditions.

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