People's Livelihood, Justice, and Citizens' 'Final Appeal'... Criticism of Proportional Satellite Parties

Son Hak-kyu "Democratic Party Must Not Sweep Honam"
Sim Sang-jung "Justice Party Is a Variable in the 21st National Assembly"
Ahn Cheol-soo "If Ruling Party Wins, Yoon Seok-yeol Will Be Neutralized"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the eve of the April 15 general election, the Minsheng Party, the Justice Party, and the People’s Party appealed for the formation of a parliamentary negotiation group to check the two major parties. Their strategy is to capture the hearts of voters who have not yet decided their vote by emphasizing the desire to check the Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party. These parties also launched a final all-out offensive against the satellite parties for proportional representation of the two major parties to raise their party vote share.

Son Hak-kyu, the Standing Election Countermeasures Committee Chairman of the Minsheng Party, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the morning of the 14th and said, “The mixed-member proportional representation system has been reduced to a patchwork due to the two major parties’ efforts to protect their vested interests, and ultimately unconstitutional satellite parties were formed.” He emphasized, “You should vote for the Minsheng Party, number 3 on the ballot, the only centrist pragmatic party that abides by the principles of political reform by fielding both constituency and proportional representation candidates.” Son added to voters in Honam, “Democratic Party’s ‘Honam sweep’ must not happen. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a suicidal act. The nature of vested-interest politics is not feeding the fish once caught.”

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Sim Sang-jung, leader of the Justice Party, began her first campaign rally of the day in Changwon Seongsan, Gyeongnam. Sim said, “Now that the first and second parties are decided and a landslide victory for the ruling party is expected, what meaning is there in adding one more seat to the ruling party?” She added, “The remaining variable is number 6, the Justice Party. Whether the Justice Party can become a negotiation group or not will define the character of the 21st National Assembly.”

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, will conclude his “400 km national cross-country tour” by delivering a public message at Gwanghwamun Square in the afternoon. Ahn said, “No matter what anyone says, this election is a midterm evaluation of the current administration.” He pointed out, “The current administration’s biggest concern is that if it wins the election, it will neutralize Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl’s system and cover up four major power-related corruption cases: the illegal election manipulation of the Ulsan mayoral race, Lime, SillaJen, and Burning Sun.”

Ahn criticized the United Future Party, saying, “If you blindly vote for the main opposition party riding on the wave of regime judgment, the incompetent opposition party will continue to be the main opposition party.” He said, “The People’s Party must be chosen for proportional representation to create a healthy competitive relationship. It is not a division of the opposition but an expansion of the overall pie.”

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