People Power Party Rejects Three-Party Meeting... "Expected Lee Jae-myung to Accept Kim Ki-hyun's Meeting Proposal..."

Park Jeong-ha "Conditions Don't Seem Ripe... Will Wait for Attitude Change"

The People Power Party urged the Democratic Party of Korea to take a more progressive stance regarding the proposal for a meeting on livelihood issues. They indirectly rejected the Democratic Party's suggestion for a joint meeting between President Yoon Seok-yeol and the leaders of both ruling and opposition parties.

On the 23rd, Park Jeong-ha, the chief spokesperson for the People Power Party, commented on the Democratic Party's proposal for a three-party meeting with the president and party leaders, saying, "If they truly care about the stalled National Assembly and the difficult livelihood issues, we expected Representative Lee Jae-myung, who has returned, to respond positively and meet as soon as tomorrow, but it is regrettable." He added, "It seems that the conditions are not yet ripe for Representative Lee and the Democratic Party to accept the sincerity of the People Power Party and Representative Kim Ki-hyun to meet without formalities or conditions for the sake of the people's livelihood." He continued, "We will wait with an open mind, hoping for a progressive change in the Democratic Party's attitude."

Park also rhetorically asked, "How would the public view the idea that a three-party meeting, including the president who is currently on a foreign trip, should come first?"

Through their intention to wait for a change in the Democratic Party's attitude, the People Power Party has effectively rejected the proposal for a three-party meeting between President Yoon and the party leaders.

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Earlier, Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, said at a high-level party-government meeting held at the National Assembly the previous day, "Let us hold a bipartisan meeting between party leaders to make the National Assembly focused on livelihood issues." Kim stated, "Through frank dialogue, we will untangle the knots and build trust," and added, "We must show politics of hope for the future beyond camps, and politics of coexistence for the people beyond ideology."

In this regard, the Democratic Party proposed a counteroffer for a three-party meeting with President Yoon after concluding their Supreme Council meeting that morning.

After the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Kwon Chil-seung, chief spokesperson for the Democratic Party, told reporters, "We propose a three-party meeting among the president, the ruling party leader, and the opposition party leader to recover the economy and take care of the people's livelihood."

Kwon emphasized, "The people's livelihood is very difficult, and so far, the government's and ruling party's disregard for the opposition has been severe. Politics has disappeared and needs to be restored," adding, "The Democratic Party's basic position is that it is time for the president to directly step up for recent livelihood and political restoration."

When asked if this means they will not hold the bilateral meeting between party leaders proposed by Representative Kim, Kwon replied, "Yes. We proposed the three-party meeting."

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