Five Opposition Parties to Launch 'Roundtable for Ending Insurrection and Protecting Democratic Governance' on the 19th

The Reform New Party Declines to Participate

The Democratic Party and four other opposition parties will launch the 'Roundtable for Ending Insurrection and Protecting Democratic Governance for a New Republic of Korea' on the 19th. The inauguration ceremony is expected to be attended by Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party, Kim Seon-min of the Party for National Innovation, Yong Hye-in of the Basic Income Party, Han Chang-min of the Social Democratic Party, and Kim Jae-yeon of the Progressive Party.

On December 18 last year, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (left), is greeting Kim Seon-min, acting leader of the Joguk Innovation Party, during a visit to the National Assembly. Photo by Yonhap News

Kim Bo-hyeop, spokesperson for the Party for National Innovation, held a press conference at the National Assembly on the 18th and stated, "The five opposition parties in the National Assembly have agreed to form the Roundtable for Ending Insurrection and Protecting Democratic Governance for a New Republic of Korea."

The roundtable plans to raise consensus on reform tasks such as ▲political reform ▲social reform ▲reform of power institutions and prepare joint implementation measures.

Spokesperson Kim said, "We will jointly take action to restore the people's livelihood economy, which was abandoned by the insurrection forces," adding, "We will definitely end the insurrection that surfaced with the emergency martial law declaration by the insurrection ringleader Yoon Seok-yeol on December 3 last year and protect the democratic governance order against forces that destroy the constitution."

Discussions on forming the roundtable began on the 2nd following a proposal by the Party for National Innovation. Subsequently, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party, emphasized in a parliamentary negotiation group speech on the 10th, "We will form a 'Constitution Protection Coalition' and fight together against the 'forces destroying the constitution,'" which gave momentum to the launch discussions.

However, the Reform New Party did not sympathize with the roundtable coalition and decided not to participate. After the press conference, spokesperson Kim told reporters, "Even after the roundtable's launch, if the Reform New Party shares the same intention, we will always keep the door open and welcome their participation."

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