Yoon Sang-hyun "Expecting Nomination for Lee Jun-seok... New Party, Greatest Crisis for the ruling party"

Yoon Sang-hyun, a member of the People Power Party who raised the 'Capital Region Crisis Theory,' predicted that if former leader Lee Jun-seok forms a new party, it will deal a significant blow to the ruling party in the capital region, and the party will grant Lee the nomination.

On the 19th, Yoon said on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "Looking at the political game, what if former leader Lee goes out and forms a new party together with former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min?" He added, "The new party might not affect the Yeongnam region, but in the capital region, it has tremendous destructive power to defeat our People Power Party candidates."

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He analyzed that if Lee is not given the nomination, he will form a new party, which will ultimately deal a fatal blow to the ruling party's election in the capital region. He said, "A capital region election is a battle of 1,000 to 1,500 votes, isn't it?" and added, "Then, whose votes will those candidates from the new party take? They will take more of our votes."

Regarding the possibility of former lawmaker Yoo and former leader Lee forming a new party, he said, "Do you think a new party will come out that easily?" and added, "Whether former leader Lee aligns with former lawmaker Yoo is another issue. It's not like Lee will unconditionally follow Yoo."

In relation to the party pushing for 'reform' following the defeat in the Gangseo District Mayor by-election, he emphasized the need for an innovation committee equivalent to an emergency response committee rather than the resignation of the leadership. Yoon said, "If the party leader steps down, a party convention will be held right before the election. That could lead the party to division rather than unity," and added, "Rather than that, let's really launch an innovation committee equivalent to an emergency response committee."

His explanation was to give the innovation committee with authority the power to establish nomination rules. He said, "(The innovation committee) will operate within a scope that can coexist with the Kim Ki-hyun leadership system, and will be responsible for strategies, policies, and messages/promises regarding certain groups in the capital region, moderate voters, and young and middle-aged citizens whose public sentiment has been violated," adding, "They will also discover candidates and be given some authority in creating nomination rules."

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