Lee Nak-yeon: "Willing to Talk if the Democratic Party Makes a Groundbreaking Change"

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Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon said on the 18th, "If there is a groundbreaking change even now, I am willing to have a dialogue with the Democratic Party and discuss various matters together."

On the same day, Lee appeared on KBS's 'Sasa Geongeon' and was asked about the possibility of meeting with party leader Lee Jae-myung for party unification. He responded, "If there is a confirmed will to radically innovate the Democratic Party and restore public trust, the position of meeting anytime remains valid."

Former Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea.
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When asked if he would accept an emergency committee system immediately, he only replied, "I will wait and see."

Regarding the signature campaign opposing his party founding led by first-term lawmakers within the Democratic Party, Lee criticized, "Signing to stop the new party is less important than signing for a reform movement."

He also refuted internal criticism that founding a new party would cause division. Lee said, "According to opinion polls, the fewest people coming to the new party are from the Democratic Party, while many come from other parties or the non-affiliated group. If we attract the non-affiliated group that the Democratic Party cannot pull in, it is an expansion of the democratic forces, so why is that division?"

Earlier, in a media interview the previous day, Lee stated regarding the timing of the party founding decision, "I said I would report to the public early in the new year. That means giving the Democratic Party time until the end of the year." He added, "If it is not a groundbreaking change but a temporary fix or if a proxy is put forward to effectively maintain the current system, it would be meaningless."

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