Democratic Innovation Committee Spokesperson: "Is the Innovation Plan Favorable to Pro-Myeong Faction?... Belittling 2 Million Party Members"

Kim Nam-hee, Spokesperson of the Innovation Committee, CBS Radio Interview

Kim Nam-hee, spokesperson for the Innovation Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated, "Recently, various controversies have arisen, and there have been attacks both inside and outside, so we decided to announce and conclude the innovation plan all at once."

Spokesperson Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the 11th and said regarding the early termination of the Innovation Committee, "It seems that various attacks had an influence."

Kim Eun-kyung, Chair of the Innovation Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, is announcing the party's innovation plan at the National Assembly on the 10th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

In response to criticisms that the delegate system was effectively abolished, he emphasized, "We did not abolish the delegate system but readjusted the composition and roles of the delegates," adding, "We have never reduced or abolished the delegate system."

Spokesperson Kim explained, "Until now, the delegate system existed because the Political Parties Act requires parties to have representative bodies, so there was a delegate system. However, there were many issues raised about whether this system truly represents the will of party members," and continued, "In any case, it is important to make the representative body function well, so the proposed plan includes allowing party members to directly elect a significant portion of the delegates through party member general meetings in each region."

Regarding the view that the innovation plan might favor the pro-Lee Jae-myung faction by increasing the influence of the so-called 'Gaeddal' (Daughters of Reform), classified as the Democratic Party's hardline supporters, he rebutted, "Among the over 2 million party members, the so-called extreme supporters or recently joined supporters you mentioned do not constitute the majority," adding, "This was a democratic decision made by party members, and those who see it otherwise might be disparaging Democratic Party members."

On the exclusion of the penalty proposal preventing lawmakers with three or more terms from running in the same district, he said, "It seems no country has institutionalized such a measure, so we concluded that institutionalizing this was inappropriate," and added, "We ended with a recommendation for voluntary retirement."

He continued, "Lawmakers with three or more terms make up about 22% of all lawmakers, but the intention is not to tell them to leave," and said, "The public wants to see incumbents relinquish vested interests, so if even a few show that they have fulfilled their roles for the next generation, it could be an important opportunity for the public to choose the Democratic Party. That was the spirit behind the proposal."

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