Kim Jong-min: "We must debate whether to maintain the Lee Jae-myung system or move to a provisional committee... The deadline is the end of August"

Kim Jong-min, a member of the Non-Myeong (非明) faction of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised his voice, saying that there should be a debate on whether to maintain the current system or switch to an Emergency Response Committee (ERC) system by the end of August, which marks the first anniversary of Lee Jae-myung's leadership.

On the 16th, Kim said on KBS's "Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs," "We need to seriously proceed with gathering various opinions from lawmakers, party members, and the public or hold discussions on whether it is possible to gain public trust through changes while maintaining the Lee Jae-myung system, or if we should conclude that this is not working and move to a new ERC system."

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He emphasized that the past year under Lee's leadership should be evaluated. He said, "The end of August marks one year of the 'Lee Jae-myung system,' and after about a year, half of the term has passed. Since the Democratic Party had existing problems, didn't Lee challenge the party leadership aggressively after the presidential election? In reality, he did not say, 'I will become party leader to protect myself from judicial risks.'"

Despite Lee's aggressive challenge and becoming party leader, Kim diagnosed that the party's problems have worsened. He said, "He took the position to innovate the Democratic Party, but how much innovation has there been regarding morality, vested interests, and protection issues? I think it has rather worsened. Previously, we criticized fandom politics, calling it 'Ddaekae-moon' (a derogatory term for Moon Jae-in fandom), but now our fandom politics is rampant within the Democratic Party."

Within the Non-Myeong faction, there are even calls for Lee's resignation. Kim said, "We need to have a serious and in-depth discussion by the end of August. If the discussion instills trust that the Lee Jae-myung leadership can still lead us to the general election, then it is fine to continue."

In response to the host's question, "If there is a change in Lee Jae-myung's leadership position, wouldn't the support rate for the Democratic Party drop as strong and enthusiastic party members leave?" Kim firmly replied, "I do not see it that way."

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