Jeong Cheong-rae "Third Zone? Spinning the Waterwheel with Water That Has Flowed Away"

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Jeong Cheong-rae, a Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, evaluated the new 'third zone' party led by former Democratic Party lawmaker Geum Tae-seop as having little impact, saying, "Aren't they already waters that have flowed away?"

On the 25th, on KBS's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs,' Jeong said, "Such parties usually emerge when the general election is imminent," pointing out that the third zone party is nothing more than a 'timing party,' 'two-party greedy party,' or 'stale party.'

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He also referred to Kim Jong-in, former emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, who supports former lawmaker Geum, as a 'teacher of this party and that party.'

Jeong said, "Looking at it now, it seems more like a stale party than a new party. That's the impression I get," adding, "And whenever the time comes, stories arise like migratory birds flying in?Ahn Cheol-soo, Park Ji-won. These two have had some success once, but other than that, they haven't had much success."

When asked by the host about the possibility of former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min and former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok joining, he said, "Then there might be some impact in TK (Daegu·Gyeongbuk)," but in the metropolitan area, "if a third party emerges and fields candidates, votes will be split, but it won't have the kind of power to shake the ground." Former lawmaker Geum aims for 30 seats in the metropolitan area in next year's general election.

Jeong said, "For a new party, fresh figures should come forward, but aren't they already waters that have flowed away?" adding, "Can you turn a waterwheel with water that has already flowed away?"

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