Principles and Common Sense: "Is Jo Choo-song's Shindang a Good Shindang and Lee Nak-yeon's Shindang a Division?"

Principled and Common Sense (Kim Jong-min, Yoon Young-chan, Lee Won-wook, Jo Eung-cheon), a non-prominent reform faction, criticized the first-term Democratic Party lawmakers who circulated a petition to dissuade former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon from founding a new party, stating, "Petition pressure is not a solution."

On the 18th, Principled and Common Sense issued a statement saying, "Former leaders Song Young-gil, Choo Mi-ae, and former Minister Cho Kuk are also talking about a new party, but no one within the party has condemned or signed a petition against them like the case with former leader Lee. They claim to respect the party elders verbally but treat them differently in reality. When one person does it, it's a good new party; when another does, it's division," expressing their stance.

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The petition, initiated on the 14th by first-term Democratic Party lawmakers Kang Deuk-gu, Kang Jun-hyun, and Lee So-young, has so far garnered signatures from about 100 lawmakers regardless of faction or seniority. Based on the petition results, the Democratic Party plans to hold a press conference this week to deliver a message opposing former leader Lee's new party formation. However, Principled and Common Sense pointed out a noticeable temperature difference compared to the so-called 'Jo-Chu-Song (Cho Kuk, Choo Mi-ae, Song Young-gil)' new party.

They said, "It is distressing to see Democratic Party lawmakers united in suppressing one person's voice," and raised their voices, saying, "Before opposing former leader Lee's new party formation, it is proper to consider why he, who always proudly claimed to be a 'born Democratic Party member,' has decided to establish a new party."

They added, "The most certain way to stop the 'Lee Nak-yeon new party' is not petition pressure but a transition to a unified emergency committee," and said, "Once again, we urge leader Lee Jae-myung: if you truly want to prevent party division and win the general election, please make a selfless decision without clinging to the party leader position."

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