Shin Sang-jin Announces Candidacy for People Power Party Leader Election: "I Will Create a Melting Pot of Unity"

Former Future United Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) lawmaker Shin Sang-jin is declaring his candidacy for the party leader election at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 14th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] Former Future United Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) lawmaker Shin Sang-jin has declared his candidacy for the People Power Party leadership election, emphasizing unity.

On the 14th, Shin held a press conference at the National Assembly to announce his candidacy for the People Power Party leadership, stating, "I will definitely make the People Power Party a melting pot of unity."

Shin presented ten promises. Among them, the first promise was to "establish a unified roundtable for opposition presidential candidates, including former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, inside and outside the party if elected." Shin emphasized, "This party convention, which carries the heavy responsibility of winning the presidential election, must be a convention of innovation and unity that lays the foundation for opposition unification through party innovation."

He criticized the ongoing controversies within the party, such as the "old versus new conflict" and the "Yeongnam vs. non-Yeongnam divide." Shin said, "What is this division among ourselves while shouting for innovation and unity?" He added, "The scenes of senior and junior members undermining each other and Yeongnam and the metropolitan area pointing fingers at each other seem to revive the specter of defeat in next year's presidential election."

He then raised his voice for innovation by highlighting his background as a former activist. Shin said, "As a former activist, I have experience in struggle through sacrifice, and as the party's innovation committee chairman, I have the know-how to establish numerous policies and strategies for political innovation, party innovation, and nomination innovation."

After the press conference, in a meeting with reporters, Shin presented specific innovation plans. He said, "First, we must present policies that the public responds to and likes." He continued, "Second, we must sincerely implement active support measures for Honam voters." He added, "Third, the Yeouido Research Institute, our think tank, is not functioning properly, so it should be progressively dismantled and a new think tank created."

Shin represented Jungwon District in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, serving in the 17th to 20th National Assemblies. Recently, he also served as the chair of the COVID-19 Countermeasures Special Committee within the People Power Party.

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