"We have fallen into internal conflict," he said, expressing a sense of crisis that "if things go wrong, we could destroy ourselves." Kim Moon-soo, the party's presidential candidate, spoke at the party's central headquarters in Seoul on the 4th.
"Right now, we don't have any established rules on how far we can argue. I think we need some rules that are a little more democratic and open," he said at the closing ceremony of the Central Election Strategy Committee held in Seoul.
While feeling a deep sense of responsibility for the defeat, Kim pointed out the process of the party's primaries and the unification of candidates, saying, "We need deep reflection and reform to see if this is a party where democracy is really functioning."
There was also sharp criticism among the joint election strategy committee chairs. Chairman Cho Kyung-tae said, "There is anger that we lost an election that we could have won. The decisive factor is the conservative
It's a split," he said. "If Lee Jun-seok (the party's leader, and candidate for the New Reform Party) hadn't been expelled, we wouldn't be in such a difficult situation now."
Chairman Kwon Seong-dong also said, "Our party must restore a sense of community. We should learn from the Democratic Party of Korea. The new President Lee Jae-myung
"Despite his lack of morals and character and the numerous legal risks, the Democratic Party should follow his example of coming together and running for the presidential election," he said, criticizing the division within the party.
Chairman Lee Jong Hyun said, "A few people are controlling the party, and while many comrades are fighting on the front lines, shedding blood and sweat, they sit back and criticize as if they are spectators.
I hope they won't engage in politics like that," he said, and many people expressed their sympathy.
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