"Why Did the Party Lose?"... Opposition's Flood of 'Self-Reflection' Debates

Three Debate Sessions Scheduled
Internal Evaluation by Party Lawmakers Continues

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] The Democratic Party of Korea, which has experienced consecutive election failures, continues to hold discussion forums to reflect on itself while discussing party reform measures.

The Democratic Party plans to hold the '2022 Local Election Evaluation Forum' hosted by Representative Kim Jong-min at the National Assembly on the 10th. The presentations will be given by Representative Kim, columnist Yoon Seok-gyu, and NewsTop CEO Kim Jun-il, aiming to evaluate the local elections and explore the party's future direction.

Following this, on the 15th, a forum hosted by Representative Kim Du-gwan will also take place. Attendees as presenters will include Representative Kang Byung-won, former Political Development Center Director Park Sang-hoon, and Deputy Director of the Korea Social Opinion Institute Choi Byung-chun, who will discuss internal reform tasks and reestablishing the party's identity. Additionally, starting from the 12th, 'Deo Joeun Mirae,' the largest parliamentary group within the party, will conduct a workshop to discuss party innovation and internal conflict issues.

On the 8th, the Democratic Party also held the first session of the 'Democratic Party of Korea Presidential and Local Election Evaluation Continuous Forum,' jointly hosted by 10 lawmakers including Kang Min-jung, Kwon In-sook, Min Byung-duk, and Lee Tan-hee.

At the forum, Representative Lee Tan-hee explained the purpose of the event, stating, "It was organized from a reflective attitude that we did not have enough time to comprehensively and multidimensionally review why the party was defeated in elections, starting from the April Seoul and Busan by-elections, through the March presidential election, to the June local elections."

After the closed-door forum, Representative Lee reported that internal opinions included, "We failed to present a strong will and worldview that would demonstrate the Democratic Party's core direction and values," and "The Democratic Party is being evaluated as lacking in intelligence and morality."

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