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Former Democratic Party Leader Lee Nak-yeon Criticizes Leadership and Calls for Emergency Committee – Yonhap News

Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, attends the premiere of a documentary film about former President Kim Dae-jung on the 18th and listens to reporters’ questions. /yunhap news

Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said: “I agree with the idea of ​​a unified emergency committee,” and added: “An emergency committee means resignation from the position of representative.” Former CEO Lee said: “I am willing to talk if (the leadership change) is made by the end of the year.” They said they are willing to talk if the leadership, including CEO Lee Jae-myung, resigns and forms an integrated emergency committee.

In a YTN radio interview on the 21st, former Representative Lee was asked: “If there are changes by the end of the year, will you remain in the Democratic Party?”, He replied: “Everyone knows, but no one is willing to do it”. do it.” Former Rep. Lee had previously announced his intention to create a new party if the Democratic Party does not change, saying: “I will give the Democratic Party until the end of the year.”

The day before, Rep. Lee Jae-myung and former Prime Minister Kim Boo-gyeom had lunch at a Korean restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul. Former Prime Minister Kim told Rep. Lee, “Please meet with many people, including former President Nak-yeon Lee, and have enough conversations to unite the party,” and Rep. Lee said, “There is no ‘It is nothing that cannot be overcome, whether it is a mountain or water, for the unity of the party.’

In this regard, former Representative Lee said: “I know all about former Prime Minister Kim’s desperate thoughts, but despite this, I can’t get my hands on anything.” She added, “I even canceled a TV interview that I was scheduled to watch, but there was nothing on it, so nothing practical could be done.” “It’s a situation that has no choice but to continue,” she said.

Former leader Lee also criticized the party for not issuing an official statement regarding the arrest of former leader Song Young-gil. Former Congressman Lee said, “(The money bag incident) occurred during the Democratic Party’s national convention, and weren’t at least 20 lawmakers suspected of being involved in that incident?” and “But because they left the party, they said, ‘It’s someone else’s business.’” “It makes the public think that it’s really shameful to do such a thing,” he said. He said: “The party should apologize and then say something about the legislators involved.”

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