Kim Jae-won: "Democratic Party Members Think They Will Get Nomination Support Only If Lee Jae-myung Disappears"

Kim Jae-won, Democratic Party Supreme Council Member, KBS Radio Interview
"Kim Eun-kyung's Innovation Committee Announcement Acts as a Prison Sentence"

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, predicted in an interview with KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs' on the 11th that the innovation plan proposed by Kim Eun-kyung, Innovation Committee Chair of the Democratic Party, would ironically put Lee Jae-myung, the party leader, in a difficult position.

Supreme Council Member Kim said, "Another woman put forward an innovation plan, making many Democratic Party lawmakers think that they would benefit more in nominations if Lee Jae-myung disappeared," referring to Kim Eun-kyung, the Innovation Committee Chair.

Kim Eun-kyung announced an innovation plan that weakens the delegate system and strengthens the authority of party members, which could provoke resentment among incumbent lawmakers. Supreme Council Member Kim argued that if Democratic Party lawmakers believe that Lee Jae-myung must disappear (be detained) to help their nominations, they might support his detention.

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Supreme Council Member Kim said, "Two women related to the Democratic Party (Chair Kim Eun-kyung and the wife of former Gyeonggi Governor Lee Hwa-young) are tightening the noose around Lee Jae-myung’s neck and ultimately seem to be playing a role in sending him to prison as soon as possible," adding, "In my view, he will leave before the cold wind blows."

Anticipating Lee Jae-myung’s judicial processing, Supreme Council Member Kim left a lingering remark, saying, "The person who would probably be happiest is perhaps a senior lawmaker from Daejeon, though I don’t know for sure." The senior lawmaker from Daejeon mentioned by Supreme Council Member Kim is believed to be Lee Sang-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker.

Regarding the general election outlook, Supreme Council Member Kim said, "When the general election phase comes, the Democratic Party will properly shake off those who need to be removed and appear with a new image, while the conservatives will be divided and fight among themselves, which would be a very unfavorable situation."

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