Lee Jun-seok "Reform New Party Attractive... Sae Mirae Lacks Expansion, Joguk Party Faces Judicial Risks"

"Not a substitute for the People Power Party... A force to check the Yoon administration"
"Lee Jae-myung-Jo Guk alliance? Their goals are too different"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform New Party, stated on the 7th, "When the election phase begins, many citizens will prefer the clarity of the Reform New Party," and claimed, "It is different from other third-zone forces such as the National Innovation Party and New Future, which aim to be complements to the Democratic Party of Korea."

Regarding the party's low approval rating compared to its launch, Lee said on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' that "it is not coming out as much as initially expected," and added, "It is unfortunate that a unified front was not formed due to the defection of New Future at an unexpected time." He continued, "The National Innovation Party serves as an alternative for the soft Democratic Party supporters who are dissatisfied with Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party leader, which is a weakness factor for the Reform New Party that advocates the same regime judgment theory."

He said, "Many people do not seem to think that former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk will lead the party for a long time due to judicial risks," and added, "Soft Democratic Party supporters see the elected officials produced by the National Innovation Party eventually joining the Democratic Party and view it as an alternative to the Democratic Party."

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform New Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

Nevertheless, he emphasized, "New Future and the National Innovation Party are trying to become alternatives for soft Democratic Party supporters, but limitations such as lack of scalability and former Minister Cho's judicial risks are becoming apparent," and added, "The Reform New Party will be a very attractive voting target as a check against the Yoon Seok-youl administration." He also said that voters who have concerns about the current administration have sufficient reasons to support the Reform New Party regardless of conservative, moderate, or progressive affiliations. There is no reason for the Reform New Party to declare itself as a substitute party for the People Power Party.

Regarding Lee's recent meeting with former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who leads the National Innovation Party, he evaluated, "Since their orientations are very different, I am not sure if it is a successful alliance." Lee said, "Before Lee, who claims to be a victim of the prosecution's investigation, there was Cho's narrative, so it seems they are trying to find commonality," and added, "If Lee wants to ally with Cho, he must confirm the Democratic Party's stance on Cho's judicial risks, but the moment that comes out, the Democratic Party's vote share will inevitably be limited." He continued, "If the Democratic Party says Cho has problems, the alliance could be misunderstood," and added, "Conversely, if they say there are no problems, it will be a good point of attack from the moderate and opposition camps."

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