Democratic Party's 'Bimyeong Faction' Formed... "Not About Leaving or Creating a New Party"

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Members of the non-Lee Jae-myung faction (Bi-Lee Jae-myung faction) within the Democratic Party of Korea hinted that they would take collective action if disadvantages in the party's candidate selection for the general election become apparent.

Lee Won-wook, a prominent member of the Bi-Lee Jae-myung faction and a Democratic Party lawmaker, appeared on MBC on the 10th and, when asked about plans to leave the party, replied, "Rather than that, there is discussion about having close lawmakers visibly take joint action first."

He added, "I think we might open a meeting for this joint action in the near future," and said, "It might be called something like 'Principles and Common Sense.'

He requested that those participating in the meeting be called the 'Innovation faction' instead of the 'Bi-Lee Jae-myung faction,' and said, "Pressure will be exerted rather than individual (actions)."

When repeatedly asked about specific discussions regarding the possibility of founding a new party or leaving the party, he denied, saying, "Not at all."

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