Kwon Eun-hee: "Lee Sang-min Criticized Both Parties' Harms but Joined People Power Party... Criticism and Actions Contradict"

Kwon Eun-hee Suggests Different Path from Lee Sang-min

Kwon Eun-hee, a member of the People Power Party, criticized Lee Sang-min, who left the Democratic Party of Korea and joined the People Power Party, calling it an "unfavorable choice."

On the 8th, Kwon appeared on BBS Radio's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal' and said, "There are problems with the Democratic Party of Korea, but fundamentally, the issue lies with the two-party system," adding, "Pointing out the problems and then joining the other major party (People Power Party) is contradictory in terms of criticism and action, so personally, it does not look good."

Kwon Eun, member of the People Power Party. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Regarding her future political path, Kwon said, "Regarding the 22nd general election, I have left all options open, from not running to challenging for a fourth term," but she effectively drew a line on running under the 'People Power Party' banner. Unlike Lee, who criticized the two-party system and sought a third-party alliance but ultimately moved to one of the major parties, the People Power Party, Kwon emphasized her political conviction toward the third party and stated she would take a different political path.

She said, "Due to an unwanted merger, I ended up conducting legislative activities within the People Power Party," adding, "I need to focus more on legislative work and put in a lot of effort, so I have not yet started my election clock. For now, I plan to concentrate more faithfully on legislative activities until the re-deliberation of the special prosecutor law." She continued, "Since the founding of the People's Party in 2016, which sparked the green wave in the third party, I have been committed to the third party in my politics," and said, "I have no intention of running as a member of the existing two major parties and asking voters to give me their votes or unite their strength."

When asked if there is a new party that seems to share her intentions amid the active third-party movements, she replied, "Even if influence is exerted in the 22nd general election and it succeeds, if it returns to the two-party system afterward, it cannot be considered a success for the third party," adding, "I am paying close attention to whether there is a firm belief and conviction to keep the third party open as a space for politics for the people."

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