Kim Jong-min, Lee Nak-yeon, and Lee Jun-seok 'Three-Party Meeting'... "Breaking the Two-Party Establishment"

Key Figures of the Third Zone Gather to Build Consensus on 'Breaking Established Powers'
Kim Jong-min "Very Hopeful... Must Respond to People's Demands"

Key figures from the third political zone gathered in one place. Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, who joined the new party forces, Lee Jun-seok, chairman of the Reform New Party's Policy Committee, and Representative Kim Jong-min, who is pushing for the founding of the Future Grand Alliance, held a three-way meeting and agreed on the goal of "breaking the entrenched two-party politics."

On the morning of the 14th, the three had tea time at a location in Yeouido ahead of the Future Grand Alliance's inaugural meeting and the launch of the party preparation committee. After the private meeting, Representative Kim told reporters, "There were no specific schedules or agreements, but we have started the party founding, and former leader Lee Nak-yeon's new future party will likely be founded soon as well," adding, "Once the party preparation committee is officially launched, we agreed to have full-fledged talks and consultations."

(From left) Lee Jun-seok, Chairman of the Reform New Party's Policy Committee, Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Jong-min, a lawmaker promoting the establishment of the Future Grand Alliance. The three met for a private meeting at a location in Yeouido on the morning of the 14th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Representative Kim said, "First, I explained why the Future Grand Alliance was founded and what it aims to do," adding, "The two gentlemen sympathized with the purpose of founding the Future Grand Alliance and congratulated us." He continued, "Overcoming the crisis in the Republic of Korea requires breaking the entrenched politics, which is a core task," emphasizing, "We agreed on how to respond to the public sentiment demanding this and that we must respond in any case." He also added, "I conveyed that the Future Grand Alliance will work hard to play a role in the union and cooperation of parties aiming to break the entrenched politics."

He particularly evaluated the meeting of the "key men of the third zone" that day as "very hopeful." Representative Kim said, "Since it is about responding to the public sentiment that wants to break the entrenched politics, it is very important to be with the two gentlemen," emphasizing, "Although each is busy with their own party founding schedules, when I asked if they would join the Future Grand Alliance party preparation committee's launch event, they readily agreed, confirming a consensus." He added, "We did not discuss anything concrete," but said, "It was a meeting where telepathy (以心傳心) was clearly felt."

Kim Jong-min, a member of the National Assembly who is promoting the founding of the Future Grand Alliance, is speaking after meeting with former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jun-seok, chairman of the Reform New Party's Policy Committee, at a location in Yeouido on the morning of the 14th.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

When asked why Yang Hyang-ja, representative of Korea's Hope, and Geum Tae-seop, co-representative of New Choice, did not attend the preliminary meeting, Representative Kim explained, "Representative Yang was returning from the United States, so it seemed difficult for her to come early, and we met separately with Representative Geum," adding, "Since there was no opportunity to meet with former leaders Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jun-seok separately, we arranged this meeting to explain things to them individually."

Regarding the "chemistry between former leaders Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jun-seok," he said, "There are media interpretations that they check each other or have conflicts, but I felt that this is not true," adding, "I felt that the two had very good conversations."

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