Park Yong-jin: "Fearful that the Democratic Party may become a 'Gaeddal Party'... It could be trapped in a fortress isolated from public sentiment"

"Relying on Zealous Supporters Should Not Distance Party and Public Sentiment in Politics"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Park Yong-jin, a candidate for the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, "I am afraid that the party will become a 'Gaeddal' party, not the Democratic Party." He argued that the party should not engage in politics by relying on its hardcore supporters in a way that distances party sentiment from public sentiment.

On the 23rd, Park appeared on CBS Kim Hyun-jung's News Show and said, "If the petition system and all-member voting are implemented, the party will be noisy all year round. If a leadership dominated by one side joins this, the party will become increasingly distant from public sentiment due to strong voices and narrow claims, resulting in being trapped in a fortress isolated from public sentiment. I am worried about this."

Park also targeted candidate Lee Jae-myung, rhetorically asking, "Is the Democratic Party in crisis now because there is no basic income or platform?" He emphasized, "I try to stand up from where I fell and clearly identify the points where we failed, whereas candidate Lee seems to be trying to levitate."

He continued, "(Candidate Lee) is the person responsible for causing the crisis and defeat through self-nomination, so he seems to be dishonest. I don't know if that strategy helps solidify his victory, but the painful issues that the public and party members want to hear?our need for reflection and new change?have disappeared," he directly criticized.

Meanwhile, Park will hold an emergency forum at 3 p.m. at the National Assembly Members' Office Building under the theme "Beyond the 586 Generation, Pro-Moon, and Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party to the People's Democratic Party." Regarding the forum, Park introduced it as "the first movement to form a scrum to balance and check the party's democracy in a situation where only one side's strong voices fill the party."

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