'Reestablishment' Justice Party: "Geum Tae-seop and Yang Hyang-ja Alliance? Different Paths Walked"

Lee Jung-mi, Justice Party Leader, SBS Interview
"Alliance with Third Force... Party Name May Also Change"

Lee Jeong-mi, leader of the Justice Party, who declared the reestablishment of the party through an alliance with third political forces such as the Labor Party and the Green Party, repeatedly drew a line on the possibility of an alliance with the 'Yang Hyang-ja and Geum Tae-seop new party.'

On the 26th, Lee appeared on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' and stated, "Isn't the path we have walked somewhat different to judge that we can join forces together? In that regard, it is difficult to consider exploring something with those people."

Lee Jung-mi, leader of the Justice Party (right), and Lee Eun-joo, chief deputy floor leader.
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Lee added, "First of all, the two parties (Independent lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja and former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop) have not presented a roadmap on what kind of society they want to create or what program they will lead the party with," and "We have no way to confirm what kind of party they intend to form."

Earlier, when announcing the reestablishment plan at a National Assembly press briefing the day before, Lee also dismissed the possibility of an alliance with lawmaker Yang and former lawmaker Geum, saying, "Looking at their trajectories and the process of choosing parties, I am quite skeptical about working together."

Lee further explained that the Justice Party's reestablishment declaration was not solely targeting the centrist base, saying, "There seems to be no successful example of creating a party based on the centrist group."

She emphasized, "What many people demand from the Justice Party is to clarify the party's identity more clearly and to present clear alternatives for society to move in a progressive direction," adding, "We will work to meet these demands and gather strength to build as much trust as possible."

When asked whether the party name could change during the alliance with the third forces and the reestablishment process, Lee replied, "Yes," and said, "The Justice Party has been led by the platform of a 'just welfare state,' but in the process of upgrading this to the next level, a revision of the party name is quite possible."

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