Park Yong-jin and Kang Hoon-sik Criticize Lee Jae-myung... "Winning Democratic Party," "Young Governing Party"

Lee Jae-myung "A Party of Innovation and Integration"
Park Yong-jin "Will Create a Party of Common Sense and Inclusion"
Kang Hoon-sik "Two Wings of Livelihood and Reform"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Candidates Lee Jae-myung, Park Yong-jin, and Kang Hoon-sik, who are running for the Democratic Party leadership election, appealed for support by emphasizing innovation and unity, a winning Democratic Party, and a young Democratic Party at the first leadership candidate debate held on the 2nd at G1 Broadcasting Station in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.

In his opening remarks at the debate, candidate Lee stated, "For the people to have a better life, politics must be upright, and for politics to be upright, the Democratic Party must stand firm." He added, "I will build a Democratic Party that has a clear vision for the future, is competent, strong, innovative, and unifying," and "I will start a new kind of politics."

Candidate Park said, "If elected in Gwangju, I will create a winning Democratic Party that can also win in difficult regions like Busan, Daegu, and Gangwon," and "I will make it a party of public sentiment, common sense, and inclusiveness. I will definitely build a winning party as a social solidarity party." This statement is interpreted as targeting the responsibility attributed to candidate Lee regarding the losses in the presidential and local elections.

Candidate Kang criticized the tense exchanges between candidates Lee and Park simultaneously and emphasized the importance of new leadership. He said, "There is a fear that if a leading candidate emerges, the party might split, and if a candidate strongly opposes the leading candidate, it might break the Democratic Party’s important value assets," adding, "The solution is to reorganize and create a young ruling party." He stressed, "I will build a party that does not practice double standards, upholds basics and common sense, and flies on the two wings of people’s livelihood and reform."

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