An Minseok: "Song Younggil and Lee Junseok are different in nature... Impossible to work together"

Former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil, who is considering founding a new party, has left open the possibility of an alliance with former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok and former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk. However, Democratic Party lawmaker Ahn Min-seok expressed skepticism about an alliance between Song and Lee, saying, "No matter how much it is an anti-Yoon (反尹) front, it is impossible."

On the 14th, Ahn said on YTN's 'The News,' "Whether it is the 'Cho Kuk New Party,' the 'Song Young-gil New Party,' a new party formed by former Minister Cho and former leader Song joining forces, or the 'Lee Jun-seok New Party,' a new party where everyone comes together might be possible. But fundamentally, Song and Lee have different wavelengths, so even if it is an anti-Yoon front, it is impossible for them to work together," he said.

Ahn Min-seok, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking during the Education, Social, and Cultural Questions to the Government session held at the National Assembly plenary session on the 8th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

On the same day, former leader Song emphasized the necessity of founding a new party on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' saying, "Lee Jun-seok's party should also be drawn into the anti-Yoon alliance," and "If a nationwide space opens up, former Minister Cho could also seek to restore his honor," leaving open the possibility of an alliance with the two.

However, lawmaker Ahn dismissed the possibility of an alliance with former leader Lee, even though an alliance with former Minister Cho might be possible. He said, "Depending on the circumstances, I think former Minister Cho or former leader Song could unite their forces, but that also depends on the outcomes of their trials," adding, "Currently, the so-called money envelope case involving former leader Song has not yet begun prosecution by the prosecution. We need to see the progress, and former Minister Cho may have a desire to engage in politics, but it also depends on the trial results."

He also pointed out that if the current semi-proportional representation system changes to a parallel proportional representation system, there would be no space for them. Lawmaker Ahn said, "If the election law changes to a parallel system, there is no space for them because satellite parties themselves would become impossible," adding, "if it remains like the existing 21st election law, they would have space riding on satellite parties."

People Power Party lawmaker Lee Yong-ho, who appeared on the radio together, also said, "It seems that the new party refers to a proportional representation new party, but the election system itself might actually maintain the semi-proportional representation system," and "Even if it does, I am quite skeptical whether they have enough fandom to support these people," pointing out the possibility of changes in the election system.

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