An Min-seok: "Lee Tan-hee, That Is Exactly the Dedication, Determination, and Courage of a Politician"

Lee Tan-hee, a first-term lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, expressed her intention to give up her constituency while demanding the party leadership to adopt a party resolution to maintain the mixed-member proportional representation system and prevent satellite parties. In response, Ahn Min-seok, a Democratic Party lawmaker, positively evaluated her move as "the dedication, determination, and courage of a politician."

On the 28th, Ahn appeared on YTN's 'The News' and said, "Lee has made a desperate stand today. She has thrown her last and final gambit."

On the same day, Lee held an "emergency press conference" at the National Assembly in the morning, stating, "I will not run in my 'Yongin-jeong' constituency in the next general election," and urged the party to maintain the mixed-member proportional representation system and ban satellite parties.

Ahn responded positively, saying, "She is asking the party to continue the mixed-member proportional representation system. In return, she is willing to run in a difficult district, which is a bold move," but added, "The unfortunate thing is that whether it is the mixed-member system, the existing electoral system, or the parallel system, each has its pros and cons, and none can be said to be an absolute political reform."

Ahn further stated, "This general election is taking place in a harsh prosecutorial regime era, and since it is an election to judge the prosecutorial regime, I think it is also acceptable to have a showdown with the Yoon Seok-yeol administration using the parallel system," and "I have some objections as to whether this issue is so valuable and important that Lee would risk a political reform gambit."

Kim Sung-hwan, a Democratic Party lawmaker who appeared on YTN's 'News & Issue,' also gave a positive evaluation. He said, "The election system negotiations are not progressing well right now, so I think Lee has made a kind of decision in that regard," and added, "I think there might be a trend where several lawmakers, including Lee, will volunteer to serve in more challenging districts."

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