Kim Young-jin: "Innovation Committee Expelling Conservative Faction? Just Groundless Worry"

"Democratic Victory History Comes When Everyone Accepts Nomination Rules"
Innovation Committee Formation 'Pro-Myeong' Criticism Met with "Excessive" Rebuttal

Kim Young-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 22nd that concerns within the party surrounding the launch of the Innovation Committee are "unfounded fears" that the committee intends to expel the non-Lee Jae-myung faction.

In an interview with BBS Radio's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal' on the same day, Rep. Kim said, "The Democratic Party's innovation tasks are two sides of the same coin," adding, "Reform and innovation, and the integration and unity that can powerfully lead these efforts."

Kim Young-jin, Acting Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 13th and delivering a speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

He continued, "If reform and innovation are excessively emphasized, integration and unity break down; if only integration and unity are called for, reform and innovation collapse, resulting in a tasteless party lacking clarity," emphasizing, "Finding the balance between these two aspects during innovation is extremely important."

Rep. Kim stated, "The Democratic Party's history of victories, such as in the 2018 local elections and the 2020 general elections, came when the nomination system was well applied and rules accepted by all were established," adding, "Because of this accumulated history and experience of success, I believe the core of that success should not be significantly shaken."

Regarding criticisms that the Innovation Committee is composed entirely of pro-Lee Jae-myung members, he said, "From my perspective, there is no particular pro-Lee, anti-Lee, pro-Moon Jae-in, or anti-Moon bias among the seven innovation committee members," and added, "If they had supported a specific candidate during the presidential primary, that would be understandable, but since they voted for candidate Lee Jae-myung as one among 16 million voters in the presidential election, calling them pro-Lee based on that is excessive."

Rep. Kim also said, "There is no example of them having specific biases when they were in politics, academia, medicine, or the media," and stated, "The Innovation Committee should be judged based on the roles it performs going forward, as well as its discussions, decisions, and content."

He explained, "The Innovation Committee will examine all current issues within the Democratic Party, including the money envelope scandal, investigating whether these are problems of the party's structure and system or actions taken by individuals that meet standards of morality and fairness, and what the future innovation tasks should be," adding, "I believe a comprehensive prescription will come out after looking into not only the money envelope issue but various other problems as well."

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