Park Jumin "Party Convention Candidate Unification Is Open, But Talking About Unification Now Is Frustrating"

"Possibility of Natural Unification Discussion Open During Debate Process"
"Dividing Sides Over Unification Is Old-Fashioned Politics"

Park Jumin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is declaring his candidacy for the party leader election at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 8th. Photo by Yoon Dongju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Park Jumin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who challenged the party leadership election, stated on the 19th that he is "open" to candidate unification.

Park appeared on KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs' and spoke about the possibility of unification after the primary cut-off against Lee Jae-myung, a leading candidate for the Democratic Party leadership.

Regarding his competitiveness in the main election, he said, "I am confident in myself," but also added, "I am open to unification."

However, he expressed aversion to artificial discussions of unification or dividing people solely based on their stance on unification.

Park said, "If we discuss how the party should change, such as party innovation or the party's future, common ground may emerge. Then the necessity and justification for unification can accumulate. In that case, unification can naturally happen," adding, "I am keeping the door open for unification."

He continued, "But talking about unification now and then saying if you don't unify, whose side are you on, or if you do unify, whose opposition are you on, isn't that a very old-fashioned way of politics? We are now talking about new politics and asked the '97 group' to come out for new politics, but ironically, they keep trying to confine us within the same old frames, which is quite frustrating," he said.

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