"North Korea Must Criticize 'Two-State Theory'... Neither South nor North Has the Right to Propose Premature 'Two-State Theory'"
To Innovation Party: "Beyond Stagnant Water, Spoiled Water"
To Saemirae Party: "Lee Nak-yeon Faction Must Retire from Politics"

Kim Min-seok, a Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated, "North Korea's 'hostile two-state theory' should be criticized," adding, "If it were former President Kim Dae-jung, he would have persuaded Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, rather than sympathizing with him." This comment appears to be a rebuttal from the Democratic Party leadership amid criticism that former Presidential Chief of Staff Lim Jong-seok's remark on the 6th anniversary ceremony of the September 19 Pyongyang Joint Declaration on the 19th?"Let's not unify. Let's accept two states"?evokes Chairman Kim's 'hostile two-state theory.'


Kim Min-seok, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Kim Min-seok, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

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On the 22nd, Kim posted on social media (SNS), "There is no reason to provocatively change the historical consensus of peaceful long-term coexistence followed by unification to be left to future generations and leap to the 'two-state theory.'" This is interpreted as criticism of the situation where the progressive camp's unification theory is perceived as sympathizing with Chairman Kim's 'two-state theory' due to Lim's remarks.


Kim also pointed out, "No one on either side of the South and North has the right to casually propose the immature idea of turning blood relatives and ties scattered across both sides into forever foreign relations." This is interpreted as a repeated emphasis that mentioning the 'two-state theory' is premature not only in North Korea but also in South Korea.


Meanwhile, Kim launched an all-out offensive against other opposition parties such as the National Innovation Party and the New Future Democratic Party in this post. He criticized the National Innovation Party, saying, "Neglecting to participate in the National Assembly vote during a critical national moment is subject to criticism," and added, "If they have lost even the shame to reflect on why they are criticized, they have become stagnant water that has begun to rot." This was a criticism of the Innovation Party leadership, including Representative Jo Guk, for not attending the National Assembly plenary session on the 19th, citing support for the by-elections.



Kim harshly criticized the New Future Democratic Party, saying, "After failing with a clumsy third-force theory, suddenly borrowing the Democratic Party's name without permission to dream of a roundabout return while blowing the trumpet of the prosecution's fabricated success story ignited by their own side is disgusting," and added, "Instead of supporting Yoon Seok-youl, wandering around Yangsan, all remnants of former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon should retire from politics." This remark was made with former New Future Democratic Party Representative Jeon Byung-heon’s Facebook post in mind, where he called Lee Jae-myung's final defense "a comedic-level lie of the century" and said, "The court should kick away the intimidation from the 'dog daughters' (gae-ddal)."


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