Son Hak-kyu: "Don't Put All Your Eggs in the Democratic Party"... Sim Sang-jung: "Justice Party Must Become a Negotiating Group"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Sohn Hak-kyu, the Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Minsheng Party, stated on the 13th regarding the April 15 general election, “The atmosphere is improving significantly,” and added, “In Honam, there is a growing sentiment that we should not put all our support into the Democratic Party of Korea.”

On the same day, Sohn said on CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show,’ “Many people are quite interested in ending the political battles between the two major parties and moving towards a working politics and a pragmatic party.”

Regarding the constitutional complaint filed against satellite parties for proportional representation, Sohn pointed out, “We are filing a provisional injunction today and the main lawsuit tomorrow,” and added, “Basically, it violates the fundamental order of democracy and goes against the constitutional and party law concepts of political parties.”

Sohn emphasized, “Our goal is to become a parliamentary negotiation group,” and stated, “The Minsheng Party, which is fielding both constituency and proportional representation candidates, is the central force that can change our politics.”

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Sim Sang-jung, leader of the Justice Party, said, “The Justice Party is not a one-time party created just to gain a few proportional representation seats,” and added, “For the past 20 years, it has been a party dedicated to social minorities and has stood against discrimination and inequality in our society. I dare say the Justice Party is the last bastion of reform in the Republic of Korea.”

Sim emphasized, “The first and second parties have already been decided, and the ruling party is expected to win overwhelmingly,” and said, “The remaining variable is one: how many seats the Justice Party will gain, and whether it can become a negotiation group.”

Regarding the unification in Changwon Seongsan, Sim said, “What I find hard to understand is why the Democratic Party tries to fight the Justice Party instead of trying to defeat the United Future Party,” and added, “It seems they are wasting more effort trying to check the Justice Party. I felt that when I went to Changwon a few days ago.”

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