Kim Du-kwan: "We Must Wash Away Grudges with the Open Democratic Party and Unite Before the Election"
Kim Du-gwan, the Democratic Party candidate running in Yangsan City (Eul), Gyeongnam, is greeting citizens in the Deokgye-ro area of Yangsan, Gyeongnam on the 3rd. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju, Yangsan, Gyeongnam doso7@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Kim Du-gwan, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, "The Open Democratic Party and (the Democratic Party) should merge."
On the morning of the 13th, Kim appeared on YTN Radio and said, "The Open Democratic Party is, in a way, a core support base of the Moon Jae-in administration," adding, "It is important for the progressive camp to unite and address major reform tasks."
He said, "The Open Democratic Party received about 1.5 million votes (in the general election). This meaning should be properly interpreted," and added, "There were lingering resentments from the election. I believe those resentments should be washed away and the parties should merge." He also added, "In the long term, (the Democratic Party and the Open Democratic Party) should work together."
The Democratic Party has repeatedly emphasized that there will be no merger with the Open Democratic Party, highlighting its alliance with the proportional party, the Together Citizens' Party, in the last general election. However, since the Open Democratic Party secured three seats in the last general election, there have been ongoing speculations that it might merge with the Democratic Party or that the Open Democratic Party and the Citizens' Party might form a negotiation bloc.
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Meanwhile, Choi Kang-wook, the elected representative of the Open Democratic Party, said in his acceptance speech immediately after being elected party leader the previous day, "We have an important mission to change the National Assembly, politics, prosecution, and media of the Republic of Korea," and added, "Our party will take the lead in achieving reform results."
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