Lee Jung-mi: "Justice Party to Change Everything Except 6411 Spirit... Aiming for at Least 20 Seats"

"Geum Tae-seop, Yang Hyang-ja, I don't really understand what they are trying to do"

The Justice Party, which has declared it will 're-establish the party' through an alliance with the third zone, announced that it aims to secure at least 20 seats in next year's general election.

On the 27th, Justice Party leader Lee Jeong-mi said on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "We will change everything except the 6411 spirit."

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The 6411 spirit refers to the spirit emphasized by the late Roh Hoe-chan, former leader of the Justice Party, who mentioned the 'Bus No. 6411' as a symbol representing marginalized workers. Lee said, "We must not abandon this part that said we are a party responsible for the socially vulnerable whom the existing two major parties have neglected," adding, "Even in the process of forming a new party or any integration, this value must never be betrayed."

Regarding the election goal, she said, "Our goal is to secure as many seats as possible," and added, "We need to secure enough seats to play the casting vote role, where the two major parties do not hold a majority, so that we can clearly express our voice." When the host asked, "At least 20 seats?" she replied, "We have to expect about that much." Twenty seats is the minimum number required to form a parliamentary negotiation group.

In response to the host's suggestion that securing 20 seats would require 'fresh politicians,' she said, "Nowadays, the public finds almost anyone new and fresh. I don't think they will feel that way anymore," adding, "I believe personality-centered politics has ruined South Korean politics like this."

She said, "Within the Democratic Party, there are talks of pro-Moon and anti-Moon factions, and within the People Power Party, there are discussions about Yoon's core supporters and anti-core supporters, so the sustainability of politics is not clearly visible," adding, "What I think is more important is to show that proper party politics, which the Justice Party has struggled with for about 20 years, has now reached a higher level."

Regarding the possibility of an alliance with the third zone new parties led by Geum Tae-seop and Yang Hyang-ja, she said, "At this point, I don't really know what kind of party the two are trying to form," adding, "As I mentioned earlier, the Justice Party has walked a path clearly representing the socially vulnerable, but the previous political careers of the two have proceeded on somewhat different sides from the path the Justice Party has taken, so it is difficult to give an immediate answer."

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