Kim Jaewon: "As the party's owner, I will restore the rights of party members"

People Power Party Supreme Council Member Candidate Relay Interview ② Former Lawmaker Kim Jaewon

Former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Jae-won. / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] "I will restore the rights to party members as the owners of the party."

Former lawmaker Kim Jae-won, who is running as a candidate for the Supreme Council of the People Power Party, recently emphasized "restoring party members' rights" in an interview with Asia Economy. He diagnosed, "Due to the peculiarities of party politics in our country, when someone accustomed to internal party conflicts attacks within the party, they transform into reformists and gain attention from public opinion and the media, becoming a conscience faction," adding, "As they seize the party's hegemony, they continuously try to exclude party members."

He also criticized the recent demands to increase the weight of opinion polls in the primary rules using the same logic. Former lawmaker Kim said, "It is unheard of even in elementary school class president elections to discuss rules after the players have stepped into the ring," emphasizing, "Reform means an election system and policy decisions that reflect the will of party members."

Having served as the Senior Secretary for Political Affairs at the Blue House during the Park Geun-hye administration and having endured various investigations and trials, Kim said he would "take the lead in recruiting" despite his "bad relationship" with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. He analyzed, "The competitiveness of the People Power Party's presidential candidates is insignificant," and added, "Even if former Prosecutor General Yoon does not join the party, regime change is impossible without forming an alliance with him."

Kim volunteered for the position of "Strategy Officer Supreme Council Member" in this party convention. He stressed, "This party leadership should not be limited to fairly selecting the candidate for next year's presidential election," and added, "The party leadership must take the initiative so that the merger with the People’s Party, the recruitment of former Prosecutor General Yoon, and the unification of candidates itself become election strategies."

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