Seol Hoon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, will hold a press conference on his withdrawal from the party at the communications center of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 28th. 28.2.2024 News 1
Rep. Seol Hoon (5th term, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province), who announced his withdrawal from the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 29th: “We will bring together the active members of the Democratic Party under the name of ‘Democratic Solidarity’. ‘” The goal is to gather around 10 active lawmakers and then join forces with “New Future,” led by former Democratic Party leader Nak-yeon Lee, to hold a general election with “number 3.”
Rep. Seol said that day, in a phone call with Dong-A Ilbo, “I am forming an independent coalition, the Democratic Alliance, with Rep. Hong Young-pyo (who was excluded from the nomination),” and “I expect that some activists will also join the deputies eliminated from the PD primaries (in addition to those excluded from the candidacy). “I do,” he said. It is estimated that if there are about 10 active New Future legislators, including co-representative Kim Jong-min, they can receive symbol number 3. Party symbols are assigned in order of the number of seats in the National Assembly. As of the 21st National Assembly, number 3 is the Green Justice Party (6 members), and if Democratic Solidarity and New Future unite and secure more than 6 active members, they can receive number 3.
New Future also actively sent “love calls” to Democratic Party members who had declared retirement from the party or had hinted at the possibility of leaving the party with a similar plan. Rep. Lee Nak-yeon met with reporters at the National Assembly this day and said, “I heard that the Democratic Party is notifying me again today of the results of the nomination screening.” falling below (the limit) have their own concerns and judgments?”. Asked how many lawmakers are likely to join, Rep. Lee said, “Hopefully, more is better.” “The more, the better,” he said.
Rep. Lee also said, “I am in many contacts with Rep. Seol,” and added, “I received a response (regarding the membership proposal) telling me to ‘wait a bit.’” Rep. Lee said : “Eventually we will be together (with Rep. Seol), and there isn’t much time left, so this weekend and early next week will be the critical time (to decide whether to join).”
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