Park Yong-jin Urges Single Nomination for Non-Myeong Faction: "Let's Make the 'First Unity Agreement Declaration' Before the Preliminary Primary"

Towards candidates Kang Byung-won, Seol Hoon, Kim Min-seok, and others
"Anyone open to unification, let's join the 'Innovation Unification Joint Declaration'"
"We will give enough time to those like Park Ju-min who need time to consider"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 24th, Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea running for party leader, proposed to the party leadership candidates, "I suggest joining the 'Innovation Unification Joint Declaration' before the preliminary primary (cutoff)."

This is interpreted as repeatedly emphasizing the need for unification among the candidates, excluding Lee Jae-myung, in the preliminary primary that narrows down the eight party leader candidates to three.

Park Yong-jin, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker. / Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the morning of the same day, Park said on Facebook, "There have been various talks about the possibility of unification, but the public sentiment of many who want a 'Democratic Party that is truly democratic' was 'Join forces to overcome the futile home-base dominance theory,' and 'Please unify.' Let's move quickly with innovative unification," he proposed.

He added, "For those like candidate Park Ju-min who need time to consider, I will give sufficient time. However, I propose that any candidate who basically shares a consensus toward Democratic Party innovation and is open to unification, such as candidates Kang Byung-won, Seol Hoon, and Kim Min-seok, join the 'Innovation Unification Joint Declaration' before the preliminary primary first."

Park said, "It would be fine to call it a 'Preemptive Unification Declaration' or 'First Unification Agreement Declaration,'" emphasizing, "Everyone who agrees to join forces should first form a scrum to meet the aspirations of party members."

He added, "If we work together on the path to restoring the Democratic Party's spirit of public sentiment, common sense, and inclusiveness, I will join forces with any candidate."

The Democratic Party will hold the first cutoff on the 28th, narrowing down the total of eight party leader preliminary candidates to three for the main primary. Although the phrase 'Eodaemyeong (Anyway, the leader is Lee Jae-myung)' is widespread, suggesting that the answer to the Democratic Party convention in August is already decided, opinions are sharply divided that a new face, not an existing figure, must emerge to realize reflection and evaluation of the last presidential and local election defeats and party innovation. Thus, the structure of 'Lee Jae-myung vs. the 97 Group and anti-Lee Jae-myung' is solidifying.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.