Jin-ae Kim's Proposal for Unification, Park Young-sun Says, "The Sooner, the Better"
Woo Sang-ho and Kim Jin-ae Agree on Candidate Unification
Kim Jin-ae, Confirmed as Candidate in Party Primary, Proposes 'Unification', Park Young-sun Also 'Agrees'
[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Former Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun expressed support for the unification of the Seoul mayoral candidate from the broad ruling coalition proposed by Kim Jin-ae, a member of the Open Democratic Party.
Park Young-sun, a preliminary candidate for the Seoul mayor from the Democratic Party of Korea, is being interviewed at the CH Building in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
View original imageOn the morning of the 9th, Kim was elected as the Open Democratic Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, defeating former lawmaker Jeong Bong-ju.
Park's side stated that regarding the candidate unification discussion proposed by Kim, "the sooner, the better."
On the same day, Kim proposed to the Democratic Party of Korea to discuss the schedule and method for unification. Kim said, "Even if I am the best candidate for Seoul mayor, the hurdles are high," and brought up "candidate unification with the Democratic Party of Korea, as well as policy alliances with the progressive camp including the Justice Party and Transition Korea."
She continued, "Isn't there a successful model of unification between Park Won-soon and Park Young-sun that led to victory in the by-election ten years ago?" and added, "If you want to win the hearts of Open Democratic Party supporters, propose the schedule and method for candidate unification."
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Earlier, it was agreed that if each party's final candidate is decided, candidate unification would be pursued with Democratic Party candidate Woo Sang-ho.
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