Jeong Dong-yeong: "Minsaeng Party will face defections if it goes anti-Honam and anti-reform"... Final ultimatum to Sohn Hak-gyu

"Barunmiraedang Faction Openly Denies Honam-Based Party"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 24th, Jeong Dong-young, a member of the Minsaeng Party, stated, "If the party continues to pursue anti-Honamism and anti-reformism and only fights over proportional representation seats, the Democratic Peace Party faction will withdraw from the Minsaeng Party."

On the same day, Jeong held a press conference at the Jeonbuk Provincial Council to announce his pledges, saying, "The Minsaeng Party has only shown disappointing behavior so far," and added, "If anti-Honamism and anti-reformism are not corrected, the Peace Party faction will leave the party even before the general election."

Jeong released a statement saying, "I issued a final ultimatum to Sohn Hak-kyu, former leader of the Bareunmirae Party, demanding the abolition of the Minsaeng Party's anti-Honamism line," and pointed out, "The Minsaeng Party is undoubtedly a Honam-based party. However, the Bareunmirae faction is blatantly denying this." He continued, "Kim Jeong-hwa, co-representative of the Minsaeng Party, even refused to pay respects at the newly established 5·18 cemetery," adding, "Anyone who denies the Honam spirit is not on the side of reform, no matter what excuses they make."

Jeong said, "I demanded a clear stance on the reform line and identity. Sohn’s side refused to participate in the proportional alliance party, which was a resolution of the Minsaeng Party’s parliamentary meeting," and criticized, "The electoral alliance through the proportional alliance party was a desperate measure against the resurgence of reactionary forces. The claim to prevent the revival of conservative corrupt forces and achieve reform victory through the electoral alliance was blatantly expressed as anti-Honamism and anti-reformism by the so-called pro-Moon second faction."

Jeong criticized, "The Minsaeng Party wasted a month in factional fights over seats," and said, "It failed to inspire the public and its approval ratings are falling." He added, "The spirit of unity has vanished, with the mainstream faction focused on maximizing factional interests, failing to lead any livelihood measures or election issues," and stated, "I demanded an end to the seat fights and a return to the spirit of unity with democratic party management."

Jeong said, "The current state of the Minsaeng Party is full of regret. Not only I, but also Peace Party members Jo Bae-suk, Kim Kwang-soo, and Hwang Ju-hong are anguished by the party’s confusion and stagnation," and added, "This is the reality of a hastily formed party without a clear line or vision. I have no choice but to make a serious decision after hearing Sohn’s response and seeing changes in the party line."

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