Kim Moo-sung Declares Candidacy for Busan Jung and Yeongdo Districts: "We Must Restore Deliberative Democracy"

"The Political Sphere That Should Be Most Democratic
Is Regressing Undemocratically"

Former Saenuri Party (now People Power Party) leader Kim Moo-sung has declared his candidacy for Busan in the 22nd general election.

On the 15th, Kim held a press conference at the Busan City Council and stated, "I have decided to run for Busan Jung-Yeongdo in this general election."

Kim said, "The current state of Korean politics is that politicians have built walls between camps too high, leading to extreme confrontation between the two camps, which has caused a mental division in our society," and claimed, "Both the conservative right and progressive left have become vested interest groups."

He added, "As a result, political parties are surrounded by extreme supporters and are swayed by extreme populism and fandom politics," explaining, "The political sphere, which should be the most democratic in our society, is regressing undemocratically."

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Kim emphasized, "I decided to run with a public sense of duty to correct the corrupt politics and National Assembly and to restore consensus democracy and deliberative democracy."

Kim was elected four times in the Busan Nam-gu Eul constituency from the 15th to the 18th National Assembly. Later, in the April 24, 2013 by-election, he ran in Yeongdo instead of his original district Nam-gu in Busan and won, and in the 20th general election, he won a seat in Busan Jung-Yeongdo.

There is growing speculation that if Kim re-enters the National Assembly, he will challenge for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly.

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