Future United Party Shouts "Independent Candidacy Is a Betrayal"... Rapid Moves for Unification Everywhere

Park Hyung-jun, Co-Chairman of the Future United Party's Election Countermeasures Committee, is attending the Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 31st and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The United Future Party, which has labeled independent candidates as engaging in "disloyal acts" and announced that it is considering measures such as banning their re-entry into the party, is now unifying with independent candidates in various regions.

Park Hyung-joon, co-chairman of the United Future Party's election committee, said to reporters after the committee meeting on the 31st, "Depending on the circumstances of the constituencies and the candidates' decisions, unification efforts are underway in several places," adding, "In some areas, unification between independent candidates and United Future Party candidates is being promoted mainly by civil society groups."

Previously, Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the United Future Party, criticized independent candidates as "acts aiding the Moon administration" and stated, "We will take strong measures, including permanently banning their party membership by amending party rules if necessary." This statement is interpreted as pressure on independent candidates to unify.

Accordingly, unification processes are currently underway in some regions. In Seoul Guro-eul, United Future Party candidate Kim Yong-tae and independent candidate Kang Yo-sik have agreed to hold a unification primary on the 6th and 7th. In Incheon Seo-gu-eul, United Future Party candidate Park Jong-jin and independent candidate Lee Haeng-sook will also hold a unification primary on the same dates.

Additionally, in Seoul Yeongdeungpo-eul, United Future Party candidate Park Yong-chan and former Saenuri Party leader Lee Jung-hyun are in discussions regarding the unification process. In Dangjin, Chungnam, unification is being considered between United Future Party candidate Kim Dong-wan and independent candidate Jeong Seong-jae.

Previously, in Paju-gap, Gyeonggi Province, United Future Party candidate Shin Bo-ra and preliminary candidate Go Jun-ho unified, and in Cheonan, Chungnam, former Army General Park Chan-joo withdrew his independent candidacy and unified with United Future Party candidate Lee Jung-man.

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