Yoo Seung-min: "United Future Party's Self-Destruction in General Election... Must Reflect Deeply"

"Don't Be Swayed by Some YouTubers"
"Focus on the Capital Region, Centrist, and Young Voters"
"Knowing the Cause of Defeat Will Yield Answers in the Emergency Committee and Party Convention"

Yoo Seung-min, a member of the United Future Party, visited Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 3rd and had a conversation with Kang Se-chang, the then candidate of the United Future Party who ran for Gyeonggi Uijeongbu Gap. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lim Juhyung] On the 23rd, Yoo Seung-min, the leader of the Future United Party, urged self-reflection, saying, "People say things like collapse, ruin, and downfall when looking at us (the United Party), but the most accurate expression is 'self-destruction.'"

Appearing on MBC's current affairs program '100-Minute Debate' that day, Representative Yoo explained the cause of the United Party's crushing defeat in the 21st general election, saying, "Is it because the public hates us? The cause lies entirely within us."

He continued, "With less than two years until the presidential election, if we want to win, we must change," emphasizing, "We need to reflect deeply and find out why we lost."

Regarding some conservative-leaning YouTube channels raising 'early election manipulation suspicions' after the general election, he pointed out, "When making such claims, one must have facts and evidence, but it seems difficult to talk about election fraud with that level of evidence," adding, "If the United Party keeps wavering over suspicions raised without evidence, it will be harmful."

He also criticized former party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn, saying, "The fact that the party leader invited those people (YouTubers) to events and mingled with them, thereby echoing such claims, is one aspect."

Representative Yoo stressed, "The metropolitan area, moderate voters, and young people are the most important," adding, "If conservative politics does not focus here, it cannot win. Neglecting and ignoring this area has been accumulating not only in this election but continuously."

Regarding the future direction of the United Party, he said, "Even if we form an emergency response committee, answers do not come immediately," and added, "The most important thing is to find out why we lost and how to win the hearts of the people going forward."

He further explained, "It is important that we discover this ourselves, not be taught by others," and said, "The method by which Floor Leader Shim Jae-cheol asked by phone to choose between the emergency committee and an early party convention was not right. Once we understand the cause of defeat and find the way forward, the answer to whether to have an emergency committee or a party convention will come."

He added, "The people who know the cause of the United Party's crushing defeat best are those who lost in the metropolitan area, winning only 16 out of 121 seats," and said, "I hope we can have a session like the papal conclave (unlimited debate) once."

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