Kim Se-yeon "Top leadership meddling in nominations turned party rules into a mess... Regrets participating in the nomination committee"

Assemblyman Kim Se-yeon of the Liberty Korea Party. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Rep. Kim Se-yeon, who served as a nomination management committee member for the United Future Party, criticized the party's Supreme Council for interfering in the nomination process, saying, "The Supreme Council, which should be the guardian of the party constitution and regulations, has become the destroyer of those rules."

On the 27th, Rep. Kim expressed his thoughts on his 65-day tenure on the nomination committee through his Facebook page, making this sharp criticism.

He began by saying, "Looking back at history, when leftist revolutionary forces tried to overthrow the system by any means, wasn't it the conservative forces who acted as the guardians of the system by relying on the constitution and laws, adhering to due process and fighting within the procedures? A political party is a system established and operated based on the party constitution and regulations, which correspond to the constitution and laws in a state. So, what is the reality of our conservative party?"

Rep. Kim criticized, "The Supreme Council's authority is guaranteed by the party constitution and regulations, and it also has the responsibility to protect them. However, the Supreme Council broke the party constitution and regulations and directly intervened in the nomination proposals." He continued, "They have abandoned their qualification and legitimacy to enforce compliance with the party constitution and regulations among party members themselves. If they have any conscience, they should step down, and if they believe their actions are justified, they are admitting to being a right-wing totalitarian force that disregards the rule of law."

He added, "Those who constantly call for judging the Moon Jae-in administration, claiming that the Democratic Party regime is destroying the constitutional order, how can they so blatantly treat the party constitution and regulations like rags? Is it acceptable to deny the rule of law, which is the core of their identity? Having abandoned their role as guardians who protect the national community and citizens' freedom until the end, they have degraded into a clique that does whatever they want whenever they want. At this point, they should no longer claim to be conservatives."

Rep. Kim expressed disappointment, saying, "Not all members of the Supreme Council are like this," but admitted, "With the appearance of Kim Hyung-o as the nomination committee chairman, I joined the committee with a faint hope, but now I regret it."

However, he added, "I believe the April 15 general election should be a judgment on the Moon Jae-in administration. Although the nomination committee's activities and results cannot be said to be perfect, I am proud that we have gathered many excellent candidates. I earnestly hope that the people will make a wise choice to prevent South Korea from shaking any further."

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