Sim Sang-jung: "The Two Major Parties Cannot Serve the People... Please Form a Justice Party Negotiation Group"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Sim Sang-jung, the Standing Election Committee Chair of the Justice Party, appealed for support, saying, "The two major parties' politics cannot become politics for the people."

On the morning of the 12th, at a campaign rally supporting candidate Kim Jong-dae in Sangdang, Cheongju, Chair Sim pointed out, "Right now, the first and second parties are exchanging harsh words, debating over who is first-rate or third-rate."

She questioned, "Isn't it third-rate for the first and second parties to engage in constant harsh word disputes without properly presenting a single policy or offering any solution to overcome this livelihood crisis?" She appealed, "The Justice Party is not a disposable, flash-in-the-pan party created by coveting a few seats in proportional representation, but a party that has devoted itself to the socially vulnerable for the past 20 years."

Chair Sim said, "In this general election, the only party fielding both constituency and proportional representation candidates is the Justice Party," adding, "The first and second parties separately nominated constituency and proportional representatives to grab even one more proportional seat allocated to small parties. Do parties that destroy politics like this have the right to clear political corruption?" She was referring to the Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party nominating proportional representatives separately through satellite parties.

She stated, "Only the Justice Party, which has upheld principles, has the right to push forward political reform," and appealed for votes so that the Justice Party can become a negotiating group (20 seats), saying, "The first and second parties for this general election have already been decided. As the last bastion of social reform in the Republic of Korea, the more power the Justice Party gains, the further the train of reform in Korea will move forward."

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