Unresolved Conflict Between Lee Jun-seok and Kim Jae-won... Lee Claims "More New Members Is Also False"

Lee Jun-seok "Leaving the party after the primary is natural"

People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok and Supreme Council member Kim Jae-won are attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on August 19. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] The conflict between Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, and Kim Jae-won, the Supreme Council member, which flared up over the controversy of '2030 party members leaving the party,' is showing no signs of being resolved.

On the 10th, Lee appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and refuted Kim's claim that there are more new members joining the party than those leaving as 'false.'

He explained, "The claim that the number of new members joining during the same period is much higher than the number of those leaving is also false," adding, "The statistics on those leaving are based on the electorate who pay party dues. (Kim Supreme Council member) combined the number of general party members, not the electorate, to claim that the number is higher."

He continued, "It seems they are trying to say the number of new members is high by any means," and criticized, "If they wanted to emphasize that candidate Yoon Seok-yeol has support from the 2030 generation, they should have appropriately stated the number of those leaving from the start. Otherwise, it looks like the top party leadership is blatantly lying."

He also said that it is natural for supporters of candidates who lost in the primaries to leave the party afterward, adding, "They mocked by saying 'You all combined are only about 40 people' in a dismissive way."

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party.
Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, on the 9th, Kim Jae-won acknowledged on CBS Radio's 'One Round Match' that Lee Jun-seok's statement about "1,800 people leaving the party in the metropolitan area last weekend, with over 75% (1,350 people) being from the 2030 generation" was correct.

However, Kim presented a new claim that the number of new members joining exceeds those leaving, which sparked a new conflict with Lee.

Kim said, "I heard about 1,700 (young party members) joined. That is about 400 fewer than those who left."

He added, "It is an undeniable fact that our party is not a hopeless party where young people are leaving recklessly, but rather, we need to embrace and support those who think that way and work together."

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