Former Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Lee Seok-hyun Withdraws from Democratic Party of Korea and Announces Intent to Join New Party with Former Leader Lee Nak-yeon – Press Conference Highlights and Future Plans

View largerFormer Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Lee Seok-hyun is holding a press conference on his withdrawal from the Democratic Party of Korea at the National Assembly Communication Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the 29th. On this day, former National Assembly Vice-Chairman Lee said, “I am announcing my withdrawal from the Democratic Party today,” and added, “I cannot lose my loyalty. He said, “I will create a new party together with Lee Nak-yeon.” 2023.12.29/News 1 Former Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Lee Seok-hyun declared his withdrawal from the Democratic Party of Korea on the 29th and announced his intention to join former leader Lee Nak-yeon’s new party.

Former Vice Chairman Lee held a press conference at the National Assembly on this day and said, “Democracy and justice have disappeared from the Democratic Party due to Representative Lee Jae-myung’s selfishness, and morality and fairness have disappeared.” He added, “As secretary to DJ (former President Kim Dae-jung) during the Chun Doo-hwan administration, he had worked for a long time. “As a party member who has defended the Democratic Party, I feel so devastated,” he said.

Former Vice Chairman Lee referred to the current Democratic Party as “the Titanic on the verge of sinking” and said, “When the ship hit the drift ice of the presidential election defeat, the captain had to be changed and the ship had to be repaired. “They believe in it and are enjoying their own party on board,” he criticized. She then emphasized, “If she ignores principles and ignores her common sense, she will eventually shipwreck and sink.”

Former Vice-Chairman Lee especially clearly expressed his intention to join the new party with former CEO Lee, who is a classmate of him and a friend of 50 years from Seoul Law School. He said, “I cannot in good conscience turn a blind eye to former CEO Lee’s lonely cries and struggles. “I cannot betray my loyalty,” he said. “I will create a new party with former representative Lee because I know the sincerity of former representative Lee, who only cares about the country more than the individual.”

At the same time, the creation of a new party is “the last safety net and third option for democratic forces,” he said. “It serves as a lifeboat that can be taken if the Democratic Party’s Titanic is shipwrecked, and for the reasonable majority of citizens who are looking for a new ship in the rough waves of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration’s political chaos.” “It will be ready,” he said. He added, “The creation of a new party is about providing a third option to the people who do not like President Yoon Seok-yeol or Representative Lee Jae-myung.”

Former Vice-Chairman Lee said, “The Democratic Party says that the new party does not have public support, but the centrists are just silent, which does not mean they have no ideas.” He added, “If the established forces are the upper class, then the centrists are the lower class.” “There is no sound, but it flows proudly beneath the water,” he explained. He said, “The new party is also an opposition party. “I will show you the power of a moral party that coexists with the people, rather than a hostile coexistence with the Yoon Seok-yeol regime,” he emphasized.

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Reporter Lee Ye-ji of Donga.com leeyj@donga.com

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