Lee Jun-seok "Woke Up to 20,000 People Gathered... Let's Create Politics That Doesn't Cost Money"

Preliminary Work for New Party Formation: Establishing an 'Online Contact Network'

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok announced on the 19th that more than 20,000 supporters registered just one day after establishing an 'online contact network,' a preliminary step toward forming a new party.

Lee said on Facebook that day, "I woke up to find that many people had participated in less than a day," adding, "There are about 26,800 people."

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok is answering questions from reporters at Dongdaegu Station on the 9th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

He continued, "I will run until we build the equivalent of 920 tour buses online," and said, "Let's create a politics that doesn't cost money and moves quickly."

Some interpreted the phrase "920 tour buses" as a sarcastic reference to People Power Party lawmaker Jang Je-won, considered a key aide to President Yoon Seok-yeol, who recently claimed that about 4,200 people gathered on 92 buses for his support group.

Earlier, Lee had posted a Google Form application link the day before, saying, "I want to organize a contact network to communicate more closely and quickly with people who share similar thoughts."

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok and the anti-Yoon Seok-yeol faction 'Cheon-A-Yong-In' (Cheon Ha-ram, Heo Eun-ah, Kim Yong-tae, Lee Gi-in) meeting on the 11th at the office of Representative Heo Eun-ah in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.
[Photo by Kim Yong-tae, former Supreme Council member, Facebook capture]

He explained, "We collect basic information such as name, gender, and local government of residence to build a basic contact network. The information provided will not be used for founding members or party membership lists," adding, "No matter what political steps are taken, you can receive news and participate as quickly as possible. Please join us in changing the political culture soaked in decades of bad practices."

Lee emphasized, "Rather than spending excessive costs to organize and manage through traditional methods and owing large debts to someone, I want to try a light and new form of attempt, like holding a party convention with 30 million won."

Meanwhile, Lee is scheduled to hold a talk concert on the theme of 'political innovation' with former lawmaker Lee Eon-ju at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju on the same day.

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