Heo Eun-ah on 'Lee Jun-seok Joining New Party'... "Cannot Stop the Collapse of South Korea"

On the 3rd, Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party (PPP) and a close aide of former PPP leader Lee Jun-seok, declared that she would leave the PPP and join the provisional 'Reform New Party.' As a proportional representative, Heo will lose her parliamentary seat upon leaving the party.

Heo held a press conference at the National Assembly that morning, stating, "Today, I leave the People Power Party. I will not claim that the new party is the ultimate answer. If there are two characters that the new party must wholeheartedly uphold, they are 'freedom.' Freedom beyond anti-communism, beyond freedom of corporate activities, the socio-cultural freedom of the people is the spirit of the times," she emphasized.

She explained her reason for leaving, saying, "At this rate, we cannot prevent a world where the Democratic Party, which we do not even want to imagine, wins overwhelmingly, where our freedom is restricted, and the value of fairness collapses in South Korea."

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She also criticized the problems within the People Power Party. Heo pointed out, "We are ultimately avoiding the issues. The Yongsan government's policy direction and lack of communication are problems, and the sudden obsession with ideology is a problem. The appointments dominated by prosecutors are a problem, and on top of that, we cannot point out the issues with the conduct of the president's family," she said.

With Heo's departure and joining of the new party, the 'Lee Jun-seok Reform New Party' is expected to serve as a central hub for the 'third zone big tent' in next year's general election. First, among those close to former leader Lee within the ruling party, 'Cheon-A-Yong-In' (Cheon Ha-ram, Heo Eun-ah, Kim Yong-tae, Lee Gi-in), former Jeonnam Suncheon-gap party committee chairman Cheon Ha-ram, former Gyeonggi Province assembly member Lee Gi-in, and Heo are joining the Reform New Party, accelerating the new party's formation.

Meanwhile, the Reform New Party completed its formation registration with the Central Election Commission on the 27th of last month. Chairman Cheon and assembly member Lee were appointed as co-founders, and the party plans to complete its founding procedures by mid-month. Following Heo's departure, the People Power Party parliamentary seat will be succeeded by Kim Eun-hee, a tennis coach and the next candidate on the proportional representation list.

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