Jigminbijo of the Party for National Innovation: "Constituency for the Democratic Party, Proportional Representation for the Party for National Innovation"

Focus on Proportional Representation Candidates
"Role Sharing with the Democratic Party"

The Joguk Innovation Party announced that it will minimize running candidates in constituencies and focus all efforts on proportional representation to unify opposition candidates in the upcoming general election.

On the 6th, Shin Jang-sik, spokesperson for the Joguk Innovation Party, said on CBS Radio, "There will be no constituency candidates that break the 1-on-1 structure," adding, "The competition will be between the People Power Party and the unified opposition candidate, and most will be from the Democratic Party of Korea."

When asked if it is likely that they will only field proportional representation candidates, Shin replied, "It is a situation where that is highly likely as a result."

He continued, "We have one thing we are pushing," saying, "Jiminbijo." He explained, "The catchphrase is 'Vote for the Democratic Party in constituencies, and the Joguk Innovation Party for proportional representation.'"

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Regarding specific cooperation plans between the two parties, he said, "There was no discussion on what exactly to do," adding, "Because the word 'alliance' might be burdensome for the Democratic Party, it will be synergy-based, working separately yet together, with role sharing."

On concerns about vote splitting among Democratic Party supporters, he stated, "If voter turnout increases, who would they vote for in constituencies?" and added, "It is about creating synergy."

Regarding the goal for seats in this general election, he said, "At the beginning, we aimed for 10 seats," and added, "If you give us 12 ships, as I mentioned earlier, we will become the hammer line of the Hakkikjin formation and break through steadily."

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