Justice Party's Sharp Criticism of "Sim Sang-jung's Line Has Failed"... "Must Break Away from Democratic Party Dependence Strategy"

Han Seok-ho, Emergency Committee Member, Criticizes '1st Generation Justice Party Failure' at Emergency Committee Meeting on 11th
"Dependency Strategy of Growing Through Alliance with Democratic Party, a Miserable Failure"
"During Daytime When Democratic Party Dominates, Presence Disappears; Reduced to a Night Watchman Faintly Present Only at Night Causing Problems"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 11th, marking one month since the Justice Party launched its Emergency Response Committee following consecutive election defeats, the "Sim Sang-jung failure theory" emerged during an official meeting. Evaluating the Justice Party over the past decade under Representative Sim’s leadership, criticism arose stating, "Sim Sang-jung’s Justice Party branded itself with the stigma of being the 'Democratic Party’s second squad,'" while emphasizing that "the newly starting 2nd Justice Party must break away from the 'Democratic Party dependency strategy.'"

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Han Seok-ho, a member of the Justice Party Emergency Response Committee, said at the Justice Party Emergency Committee meeting held that morning, "The failure of the 1st Justice Party was the failure of the 'Sim Sang-jung line.'"

Han, who comes from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), currently serves as the chair of the party’s "10-year Evaluation Committee."

Regarding Representative Sim, Han said, "For 10 years, she was not only the floor leader (for 2 years) and party leader (for 3 years and 3 months, leading two general elections), but also the sole candidate in three presidential elections (supporting Moon Jae-in as a preliminary candidate in the 18th election and not running in the main election, and running in the 19th and 20th main elections), and she was recognized by herself and others as the actual leader of the Justice Party."

He pointed out, "The 1st Justice Party’s line was a 'Democratic Party dependency strategy' that aimed to grow through alliance with the Democratic Party, and a 'sea of the masses strategy' that sought growth while neglecting the grassroots public, but both failed miserably."

Han criticized, "Sim Sang-jung’s strategy did not place the Justice Party’s principles at the center, deteriorating to a state indistinguishable from the Democratic Party. The Justice Party disappeared during the daytime when the Democratic Party was somewhat functioning and only faintly showed its presence at night when the Democratic Party caused serious problems, degenerating into the 'Democratic Party night watchman.'"

He particularly pointed to the "Cho Kuk incident" as a representative case, saying, "It was a matter of principle and identity that could never be accepted from the Justice Party’s standards of equality and justice, but Sim Sang-jung’s Justice Party swapped the issue of principle for the tactic of election law reform. It branded itself with the stigma of being the Democratic Party’s second squad."

He emphasized, "The newly starting 2nd Justice Party must break away from the 'Democratic Party dependency strategy' and the 'sea of the masses strategy.' I will support and hope that in progressive politics, Sim Sang-jung will make up for the 3 out of 10 failures while humbly serving in the background for the 7 out of 10 successes."

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