Song Young-gil: "Like Women's Volleyball, as One Team"... Senior Ruling Party Members Urge "Policy Competition Over Negativity"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 6th regarding the presidential primary, "We will unite as one team with the posture of the Olympic women's volleyball team to fulfill the historic duty of creating the 4th Democratic government."

At the standing advisory group meeting held that morning, Song said, "Under the leadership of Kim Yeon-koung, everyone united as one team without individual play and defeated the powerful teams of Japan and Turkey through teamwork, which moved all the people," adding, "I think this is something we should learn from." He urged restraint amid the ongoing heated competition among candidates.

He added, "It is true that concerns have been raised due to the overheated competition," and said, "However, the Democratic Party is a party with a comradely sense of solidarity and historical mission that has run through the Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, and Moon Jae-in administrations, so I believe we will overcome various differences."

Present at the meeting were former National Assembly Speakers Kim Won-ki, Moon Hee-sang, and Lim Chae-jung, former party leader Oh Chung-il, and former lawmaker Lee Yong-deuk, attending as standing advisors.

Spokesperson Lee So-young told reporters that day, "There was a unanimous request to move toward policy competition rather than excessive negativity or heated mutual fights and to show the public a moving image."

Regarding demands from some quarters for the formation of a candidate verification team, she drew a line, saying, "Since the presidential primary is currently underway, it is inappropriate from various perspectives for the party to intervene at this point by establishing a verification team, and it could rather be counterproductive."

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