Jeong Seong-ho: "Lee Jae-myung Won't Say 'What to Do with Approval Faction'"

"Emphasizing Party Unity and Integration Aspects"

As Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is about to return, attention is focused on whether he will expel the lawmakers who voted in favor of his arrest warrant, the so-called 'pro-approval faction.' However, Jeong Seong-ho, a pro-Lee (친명) leader and Democratic Party lawmaker, believes that even if Lee returns, he will not mention expelling the 'pro-approval faction.'

On the 6th, Jeong said on SBS's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' "I don't think there will be talk about what to do with the pro-approval faction or how to deal with them."

Jeong Seong-ho, Chairman of the National Assembly Budget and Accounts Committee, is presiding over the supplementary budget review subcommittee of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee held at the National Assembly on the 1st. Members of the United Future Party are boycotting all National Assembly schedules in protest against the election of standing committee chairpersons and forced assignments. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

He added, "In any case, the most important thing now is to emphasize party unity and integration. After fasting for 24 days and recovering following the dismissal of the warrant, would (Lee) make statements that divide the party or create factions upon returning to party affairs?"

He suggested that Lee would focus on a message of 'integration' rather than 'division.' Regarding the response to the pro-approval faction lawmakers, he said, "They will embrace and organize them; how can this be discussed in a dichotomous way? Ultimately, since the party leader has survived the judicial judgment of the warrant, it is important for the party to unite around the leader and focus on how to win next year's general election."

However, within the leadership, remarks hinting at the expulsion of the 'pro-approval faction' are emerging, casting doubt on whether a message of unity can truly be delivered. Jeong Cheong-rae, a senior member of the pro-Lee faction, has used harsh expressions such as "pus does not become flesh" and "we will collect the debt." The party's hardline supporters are also discerning the 'watermelon party' and demanding disciplinary action against the pro-approval faction.

Jeong said, "Emotionally, why wouldn't one want to? There are demands from our party's hardline supporters," but added, "However, executing such actions is not about making such statements; there is a party execution system, and it is not possible to act outside that system."

When asked by the host whether Lee would not expel the pro-approval faction despite the demands of the hardline supporters, he replied, "The party has its own rules and regulations, and if such restrictions are to be imposed, there must be principles and standards. I believe this should be done rationally according to those, not by following unilateral claims."

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