Lee In-young: "Losing Presidential and Local Elections Means Losing Democratic Party Values... There's a Limit to Saying 'Support Us Because the Other Side Is Worse'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Lee In-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, pointed out on the 9th that the party "has lost its values" in relation to the defeats in the presidential and local elections.

Lee stated through social media (SNS) on the same day, "The common point after the presidential election and the local election is that there is no memorable claim from the Democratic Party," adding, "This is the most incomprehensible part."

He criticized, "Although it cannot be simply stated this way, in the end, the election campaign was limited to a divisive, negative fight asking people to vote for us just because the other side is worse." Regarding the local elections, he also pointed out, "In the local elections that followed the presidential election, there were awkward nominations and internal conflicts, and it was limited to simply pleading with disappointed supporters and voters to support us just to check the other side."

Lee mentioned basic income, profit-sharing system, and loss compensation system, saying, "These were all pledges presented by candidates Lee Jae-myung, Lee Nak-yeon, and Chung Sye-kyun before the last presidential election. They were important coordinates that evolved the Democratic Party's universal welfare and economic democratization," but he criticized, "All of these could have been integrated into a shining platform and policy of the Democratic Party, but not a single one was properly secured, and all were lost."

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