Song Gap-seok, Who Announced 'Notification to Bottom 20% of Democratic Party,' Says "We Will Win Together with Citizens"

"Won the National Assembly Legislative Award for 3 Consecutive Years... An Incomprehensible Result"

"Will Not Apply for Reconsideration... Will Willingly Accept Dishonor and Participate in the Primary"

Song Gap-seok, Member of the National Assembly (Gwangju Seo-gu Gap, Democratic Party), revealed that he was notified of being in the bottom 20% in the Democratic Party's National Assembly members' legislative activity evaluation and stated, "I will definitely win together with the citizens."

Song said, "Yesterday, I was notified by Im Hyuk-baek, chairman of the Public Relations Committee, that I was in the bottom 20% in the National Assembly members' legislative activity evaluation," adding, "This incomprehensible result comes despite receiving the first-class award from party leader Lee Jae-myung and winning the National Assembly Legislative Award, the most honorable award for Korean lawmakers, for three consecutive years."

He continued, "Only two people have won the award for three consecutive years, so being ranked in the top 0.67% among 300 members but placed in the bottom 20% within the Democratic Party is an absurd situation," and explained, "In the last presidential election, as the chairman of the Gwangju City Party Committee, I led Gwangju to achieve the highest voter turnout nationwide and worked more earnestly than anyone else for the victory of Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party."

He explained that although he stepped forward without hesitation when the party called upon him as spokesperson, strategic planning committee chairman, and supreme council member, the relentless and ruthless framing between pro-Lee and anti-Lee factions was persistent.

Song claimed, "After the leader of the pro-Lee faction outside the National Assembly, who vowed to end the political life of the anti-Lee faction, disappeared from my constituency, a person known as Lee Jae-myung's mentor was brought in as the sponsor chairman for one of the remaining candidates," adding, "The party's ethics inspection team thoroughly searched my constituency twice and returned empty-handed."

He also said, "A few days ago, a mysterious public opinion poll circulated around the constituency like a ghost, involving a competitiveness survey for a unified opposition female candidate from another party with no connection, while completely excluding me, an incumbent lawmaker, and even a female figure who had neither registered as a Democratic Party preliminary candidate nor was known to be a party member."

He stated, "Although I was notified of being in the bottom 20%, I will not apply for a re-examination. I don't know if they will even hold a primary, but I will participate in the primary," emphasizing, "I will endure this humiliation and injustice calmly and wisely manage my anger and grievances. I will overcome any disadvantages in the primary by trusting the party members and citizens."

He said that the Democratic Party's defeat is harder to endure and manage than his own situation. He stated that failing to judge the Yoon Seok-yeol administration and becoming a sinner of history is something he cannot bear or suppress.

He diagnosed that the Democratic Party is now in a situation where it must answer fundamental questions. According to Song, the party must respond to the fundamental doubts of party members and the public about whether it truly has the will to win this general election.

Song emphasized, "To win the general election and to judge the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, we must clearly establish the principle of placing the most competitive candidates in all 253 constituencies," and added, "Regardless of whether they are pro-Lee, anti-Lee, or pro-Moon, we must unite under the single principle of fielding the most competitive candidates."

He concluded, "This is my final appeal to the leadership, willingly accepting the dishonor of being in the bottom 20%, which is not really a dishonor."

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