Woo Sang-ho "In-Yohan meeting Yoo Seung-min and Lee Jun-seok acts as if he is the party leader"

"Innovation Committee Sometimes Overreacts"
"Lee Jun-seok Meet Bimyeong Faction? Nonsense"

Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 6th that In Yo-han, the Innovation Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, pushing for a meeting with former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min and former party leader Lee Jun-seok was "something the party leader should do, not the Innovation Committee Chairman. I wondered if he thought he was the party leader. It looked awkward," adding, "The Innovation Committee should just create innovation plans."

Woo appeared on the YouTube channel 'Kim Eo-jun's Humility is Hard News Factory' live broadcast that day and said, "Sometimes when an Innovation Committee is formed, they try to add extra things and end up overdoing it."

Regarding the analysis by some that the Innovation Committee's proposal for 'Yeongnam senior members running in difficult constituencies' reflects the intentions of the Yongsan Presidential Office, Woo said, "They might reflect Yongsan's intentions, but I don't think they discussed specific plans," adding, "Yongsan might share the idea of sidelining Yeongnam senior members, but it would be hard for Yongsan to argue for sidelining all pro-Yoon (pro-President Yoon Seok-yeol) senior members as well."

Woo said, "People always think the opposing side's actions are based on sophisticated political planning. I have been in the ruling party, but the ruling party is not that sophisticated and sometimes clumsy," adding, "They probably discussed the basic direction with Yongsan, but I don't think everything was prearranged."

Woo Sang-ho, Democratic Party of Korea member. [Photo by Yonhap News]

He also predicted that former party leader Lee's formation of a new party would be 100% realized. Woo said, "I believe it will definitely happen," adding, "Lee is already discussing not just whether to form a new party, but also what kind of concept the new party will have. I think preparations for the new party are imminent."

Woo analyzed, "In Yo-han's Innovation Committee's innovation plan cannot be dismissed as nothing. Since no one can be completely excluded, including Kim Ki-hyun, some will be eliminated from nominations. Some will declare they will not run or will run in difficult constituencies, and some will leave in protest. Could the new party refuse to accept these people?"

Regarding the prospect that former leader Lee might join later as a campaign committee chairman like in the last presidential election, Woo drew a line, saying, "Those who say that should stop making political remarks. Back then, there was an urgent desire to win the presidential election, but now there is no possibility."

Woo said, "Politicians have their own honor and justification," adding, "Lee was expelled from the party over issues like prostitution. What he claims is correct. Unless they offer to restore his honor and work together, how could they suddenly pretend everything never happened and ask him to come back?"

However, regarding Lee's claim that he is meeting with the Democratic Party's anti-Lee Jae-myung faction, Woo retorted, "That's nonsense. I am the one meeting with the anti-Lee faction." Woo added, "If they think they will be eliminated without even a chance at the primary, they would feel unfair and have no choice but to leave the party, but the Democratic Party gives everyone a chance in the primaries," adding, "I haven't met all the anti-Lee faction members, but it doesn't seem so, and even if they leave the party, they won't collaborate with Lee."

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