Opposition's 'Watermelon Detector'... Pro-Myeong Seongho: "Me Too 1, Didn't Agree to Prosecutor Impeachment"

168 Democratic Party Lawmakers Classified from 0 to 5
"Can't Win General Election by Dividing"
"Must Recall Saenuri Party's Jinbak Discriminator Incident"

Amid the circulation of the so-called 'Watermelon Party Affiliation Identification List,' which lists a total of 168 Democratic Party lawmakers and assesses their tendencies among the party's hardline supporters, Democratic Party lawmaker Jeong Seong-ho, classified as pro-Myeong (pro-Lee Jae-myung faction), stated, "I am also included in that," and emphasized, "We cannot win elections by dividing each other."

The recently circulating online list titled 'Democratic Party Watermelon Identifier: Watermelon Identifier' scores 168 Democratic Party lawmakers based on six criteria: ▲non-participation in the impeachment proposal of prosecutors ▲waiver of non-arrest ▲opposition to the one-delegate-one-vote system ▲the path of the Democratic Party ▲Democracy 4.0 ▲and the floor leader group. Each criterion met adds one point, which is recorded as the 'party affiliation score,' categorizing lawmakers from 0 to 5.

‘Watermelon’ refers to 'Democratic Party on the outside, People Power Party on the inside,' used derogatorily among hardline supporters to belittle the non-Myeong (anti-Lee Jae-myung) faction within the Democratic Party.

At party affiliation score 5, there are five lawmakers including Kang Byung-won, Kim Jong-min, Yoon Young-chan, Choi Jong-yoon, and Hong Young-pyo; at score 4, seven lawmakers including Kim Young-bae, Park Yong-jin, Yang Ki-dae, Oh Ki-hyung, Lee Yong-woo, Lee Won-wook, and Cho Eung-cheon are listed. Conversely, score 0 includes 66 lawmakers such as party leader Lee Jae-myung, Kim Ui-gyeom, Park Chan-dae, Jeong Cheong-rae, and Woo Won-shik.

Jeong Seong-ho, member of the Democratic Party of Korea. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Jeong, classified as pro-Myeong, revealed that he was included in the list because he did not agree to the impeachment of prosecutors. On the day, on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' he said, "I also fall under that category. My party affiliation score is 1. I did not agree to the prosecutors' impeachment," adding, "Before coming here, I received protest messages asking why I did not agree to the impeachment, and I sent replies."

He continued, "Even if some hardline party members act that way, I hope lawmakers do not get too shaken. It is just one of many voices," and said, "Since these are voices of party members who strongly support and love the Democratic Party, we should pay attention, but there is no need to be swayed by them."

Jeong emphasized, "We should refrain from excessive expressions, and the party leader has already requested restraint," adding, "We can only win elections if we go together; dividing, excluding, splitting, and creating factions will not lead to victory."

However, all 168 Democratic Party lawmakers, including Jeong, are listed in the list. It appears that the closer the party affiliation score is to 0, the more pro-Myeong the lawmaker is considered, and the closer to 5, the more anti-Myeong. Jeong is classified as 'party affiliation score 1.'

[Image source='Democratic Party Subak Detector: Subak Detection' list capture]

Within the party, concerns are being raised recalling the 'Jinbak Identifier' incident that occurred in the past in the Saenuri Party. Park Yong-jin, a Democratic Party lawmaker classified as 'party affiliation score 4,' said on June 6 on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "The so-called Jinbak Identifier was the origin that led the Saenuri Party to defeat and the Park Geun-hye administration to collapse," adding, "The watermelon identifier incident must never happen within our Democratic Party. It will cause division, and if divided, we will lose the general election."

Park added, "The Democratic Party must remain a party where diversity exists, differing opinions are respected, and a democratic party stays close to the people. It must never be a party where other opinions are ignored or treated as targets to be chased away," emphasizing, "That would only move us further away from winning the general election."

Lee Won-wook, a Democratic Party lawmaker also listed at 'party affiliation score 4,' criticized, saying, "They are polluting democracy by putting the word 'democracy' first." On June 6, through Facebook, he stated, "We are witnessing again the harmful effects of fandom democracy, which is embarrassing to even call democracy," and asked, "Is this really democracy? How is it different from an extreme religious group or Mao Zedong's Red Guards?"

Lee directed his remarks to party leader Lee Jae-myung, saying, "I ask Lee Jae-myung, who relies on fandom and tries to unite fandom for politics, about democracy," and questioned, "Is your only goal to create a 100% pure 'Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party'? Whose Democratic Party fits the term democratic party?"

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