Kim Young-woo: "Lee Jun-seok and Yoo Seung-min Will Fall to the Level of Commentators if They Leave the Party"

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Former People Power Party lawmaker Kim Young-woo said on the 20th regarding the rumors of former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok and former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min leaving the party and forming a new party, "The moment they leave, former leader Lee and former lawmaker Yoo will become very weak," adding, "There is a high possibility that they will fall to the level of mere commentators in the opposition camp."

Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' that day and said, "While they are still in the party, former leader Lee's remarks receive significant attention, especially since he is a former party leader, but the moment he leaves the party, there will be a strong sense of personal betrayal within the conservative side and the party," expressing this view.

He continued, "Politics is about winning people's hearts with logic and analytical skills, but you cannot do that," and said, "Once you leave the party, your trustworthiness and weight decrease."

Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoo Seung-min (left) and former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He also pointed out that the political presence of Geum Tae-seop, leader of the newly formed party New Choice, and Yang Hyang-ja, lawmaker of Korea's Hope, is weak, saying, "Being a third party is really cold and hungry." Kim explained, "Even if they leave the party, it seems only former leader Lee will leave," adding, "Former lawmaker Yoo is a self-proclaimed and widely recognized presidential candidate, so he cannot leave easily."

Kim analyzed, "If they form a new party now, it is actually a small-scale split along with leaving the party," adding, "It is not a completely new banner nor does it have a regional base, so it is difficult to establish it as a major party. They are aiming for a proportional representation party."

He added, "Even if that party fields candidates, the possibility of winning in constituencies is very low," and said, "Especially in the metropolitan area, it will cause very bad wounds to the People Power Party side, so it is really undesirable. I hope such a thing does not happen."

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