Won Yu-cheol: "We Must Navigate 'Post-Corona' Centered on Kim Jong-in"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Won Yoo-chul, the leader of the Future Korea Party who declared a merger with the United Future Party, raised his voice saying, "Let's navigate the post-COVID era with Kim Jong-in as the head of the emergency committee."

At the merger declaration ceremony held at the National Assembly on the 28th, Representative Won said, "There are great expectations for the 'Kim Jong-in emergency committee'."

He stated, "We must reorganize our identity and policies to fit the times and present new figures and visions," adding, "With Chairman Kim, who initiated 'economic democratization,' at the helm, our party must overcome the waves of the post-COVID economic crisis together with the people."

He also urged for the revision of the mixed-member proportional representation system. Representative Won said, "The 21st National Assembly must start by abolishing the 'patchwork election evil law' of the mixed-member proportional system," pointing out, "While the proportional party of the main opposition will disappear today, there are still numerous proportional parties within the ruling coalition."

He criticized, "As the Democratic Party of Korea and the Together Citizens' Party merged, the ruling coalition's proportional parties have actually increased with the Basic Income Party and the Transition Korea Party," adding, "If you include the existing Open Democratic Party and the Justice Party, it is no longer a 4+1 but a 5+1 era."

Representative Won emphasized, "The Democratic Party, which holds an absolute number of seats and has original sin, must take a responsible attitude to improve the patchwork election evil law," and said, "The confusion of holding separate regional and proportional elections must end now."

He said, "The ruling party, which has already become a giant dinosaur, is intimidating our opposition party. Ignoring the traditions and customs of the National Assembly, they are trying to monopolize the parliamentary hall, which should comprehensively gather public opinion, including exclusive control of standing committee chairs," and appealed, "The only force that can stop the ruling party's reckless behavior now is the people."

Representative Won concluded, "As a member of the party, the newly united Future Brothers Party will stand again at the starting point and serve with loyalty to open the future of the Republic of Korea."

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