Lee Nak-yeon on Democratic Party Nomination: "This is the First Time the Nomination Has Been This Aggressive"

Lee Nak-yeon, leader of Saeroun Mirae, stated on the 26th regarding the controversy over the nomination for the general election that erupted within the Democratic Party of Korea, "As a journalist and politician who has observed and experienced Korean politics for 40 years, I have never seen such a violent and comprehensive nomination process as this."

New Future co-representative Lee Nak-yeon is giving opening remarks at a foreign press briefing held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 26th.
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On the same day, at a foreign press briefing held at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, Lee responded this way when asked about his views on the internal conflict over the Democratic Party's nominations.

Lee said, "Saeroun Mirae hopes for the Democratic Party to succeed, not to fall apart," adding, "In the general election, we must prevent the People Power Party from securing a majority, something the Democratic Party cannot achieve."

He continued, "If an alternative force like us presents new options to the people, those who were reluctant to vote will participate, and in doing so, the People Power Party will lose the opportunity to gain an unintended advantage," he emphasized.

He also stated, "We want to secure more than 20 seats, including metropolitan area constituencies and proportional representation," and added, "If we gain about 10 seats outside the metropolitan area, we are motivated to exceed 30 seats."

Regarding the split with the Reform New Party, he explained, "I met and parted ways with Representative Lee Jun-seok in a short period. This decision was made because quickly removing uncertainty is a duty to the people."

He further said, "At least until this election, creating uncertainty again is not a duty to the people," denying the possibility of reconciliation.

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