Kang Hoon-sik: "I Will Become a Party Leader Who Fights Relentlessly Against the Yoon Administration"

Democratic Party Leadership Primary Preliminary Election

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[Asia Economy Reporters Naju-seok and Park Jun-i] Kang Hoon-sik, a member of the Democratic Party who challenged the party leadership election, said on the 28th, "I will become a party leader who fights fearlessly against the Yoon Seok-yeol government."

In the preliminary candidate race for the Democratic Party convention, Kang said, "The theory of the 40s generation in the 70s was ridiculed as a naive idea, but those people in their 40s fought fearlessly against the Park Chung-hee regime and won," adding, "Do party members and supporters who tell me, a person in his 40s, to run for party leader and fight agree that we need a party leader who fights fearlessly against the incompetent and oppressive Yoon Seok-yeol government?"

He continued, "I will stake everything without any hesitation or fear and fight against the Yoon Seok-yeol government," and said, "By doing so, I will become a party leader who wins the 2024 general election and brings about regime change in 2027 through fighting and winning."

Kang said, "I am the only candidate who connects various generations and factions within the party," adding, "From politicians in their 20s and 30s to those in the 86 generation, connection and communication are necessary, and Kang Hoon-sik, who has broad support, can make the Democratic Party a party of unity."

He also said, "I am the only candidate from outside the metropolitan area," and stated, "As a party leader candidate from Chungcheong, Kang Hoon-sik regards the issue of regional balance and a nationwide party as a matter of our party's survival," adding, "I am convinced that if our party is confined to the metropolitan area, we cannot win."

In addition, Kang promised, "Based on my political experience and strategic judgment gained from working and fighting for the party, I will turn the party’s crisis into an opportunity," and "I will make our party a useful and competent party, a strong party that is not divided by factions and generations, and a nationwide party that is not confined to the metropolitan area."

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