Kim Geun-sik "Lee Jun-seok, making noise about a new party, ends up alone as an independent in Daegu"

"Lee Jun-seok's New Party Has Revenge and Retaliation Mentality"
"Reforming Within the Party Is More Realistic Than Leaving"

Kim Geun-sik, former head of the Vision Strategy Office of the People Power Party, on the 10th commented on former leader Lee Jun-seok's plan to establish a new party, saying, "To be blunt, he will talk about the new party as it comes out of his mouth and act on whatever he thinks, but in the end, he will go alone as an independent in Daegu," adding, "This is a story that has been planned for a long time."

Kim, appearing on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' that day, said, "The words about the new party coming from Lee Jun-seok's mouth are just thrown out without any preparation, thought, or design."

He continued, "At the bottom of this is a retaliatory sentiment against Yoon Seok-yeol, thinking that as long as Yoon Seok-yeol fails, it's fine, and a vengeful psychology that I must punish the People Power Party," adding, "When reporters ask, he says he could go to Gwangju or Daegu, broadening the spectrum and even talking about a third zone, but there is no organization at all."

Former People Power Party Leader Lee Jun-seok. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Kim also said, "To encompass even the anti-Lee Jae-myung faction of the Democratic Party, it must be created in terms of line, policy, and political landscape without Lee Jun-seok," adding, "But given Lee Jun-seok's temperament, can he step aside and do that? It's impossible."

Kim stated, "According to the former leader, 'I was wronged, so why should I be forced into emotional reconciliation?' While that may be true in personal daily life or fights, politicians discuss political acts through political evaluation and political actions, and the cancellation of party discipline is exactly that," adding, "If the former leader is a politician, he should accept the political message and say, 'Then I will also join forces with the party to help it succeed.'"

He also said, "'Why doesn't Yoon Seok-yeol kneel and apologize to me?' is like a little child grabbing someone's collar and fighting after a minor collision," adding, "For the greater cause of regime change, general election victory, and party reform, it is a basic duty of politicians to let go of past grudges and bad relationships."

Kim directed advice to former lawmaker Park Won-seok, who leads the Alternative New Party group within the Justice Party and appeared on the broadcast together, saying, "Speaking from the perspective of someone who tried the People's Party with Ahn Cheol-soo in 2015 and failed," adding, "It is very necessary to break the hostile coexistence between the two major parties in the third zone, but rather than uniting around someone like Lee Jun-seok, who has a bad temperament and poor character, the only way is to enter each party and reform that party."

He emphasized, "It has already been experimented with for decades, but creating something from outside is impossible. I believe it is important for good people to enter each party, receive good nominations, get elected, and reshape the political landscape for the change and innovation of each party."

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