Lee Jun-seok "Reform Party Member Defection Linked to Ryu Ho-jeong"

Feminist Policy Cited as Cause
"Not Recruited for Ideology or Policy Preference"

Lee Jun-seok, co-leader of the Reform New Party, acknowledged that the rush of support base defections after the third-party integration is related to former Justice Party lawmaker Ryu Ho-jeong.

On the 15th, Lee responded on the radio to a question about whether the movement of support base defections is connected to former lawmaker Ryu's feminist policies by saying, "That is a part that can be seen that way."

He emphasized, "We recruited former lawmaker Ryu during the merger process with New Choice, not because we liked her ideology and policies." He added, "From the mainstream party perspective, Ryu's policy proposals or views will not be much reflected," and "Mainstream party members did not understand why Ryu decided to join this path."

When asked if the thoughts of Lee Nak-yeon, co-leader of the Reform New Party, or other top executives were the same, he said, "There was no recommendation for former lawmaker Ryu during the party appointment process."

Former lawmaker Ryu appeared on the same program the day before and said, "Looking at the conclusion, gender conflict has become a more serious issue in society, and as a politician, I could not help but reflect on whether I contributed to it," adding, "Rather, I am the one who is coming forward first to change my attitude. Especially in such sharp conflicts, I believe we should have an attitude of restraint and coexistence."

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