Kim Min-seok: Alliance and Integration with Innovation Party to Be Handled After Confirming Members' Will

Democratic Party Leader Kim Min-seok stated regarding the issues of alliance and integration with the Rebuilding Korea Party that "we will go through democratic procedures and handle the matter while confirming the overwhelming will of the members of both parties."

During the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 31st, Leader Kim emphasized, "We have stated the principle that we will ally with [the Rebuilding Korea Party] under any circumstances."

He explained, "No one knows yet whether the method will be a merger or a format other than a merger, and the entire public knows that there are pros and cons within the party."

He continued, "It is best for everyone, including myself, the leadership, and lawmakers, to refrain from expressing personal opinions as much as possible and leave the matter to the body currently in charge," adding, "While party members are free to naturally express their opinions, the party would be very grateful if you could engage in rational discussions rather than things that could emotionally provoke one another."

Leader Kim also added, "In discussing the alliance [with the Rebuilding Korea Party], the issue of dual party membership within the party is also a very important preliminary issue," and "While this issue is not a prerequisite [for alliance discussions], it will be handled as a parallel task."

Regarding discussions on improving the political system with reform-alliance parties such as the Social Democratic Party, Progressive Party, and Basic Income Party, he promised, "Taking this cabinet reshuffle as an opportunity, we will be more active and accelerate the process significantly."

Meanwhile, Leader Kim announced that a tentative "Task Force for Promoting the Transfer of Wartime Operational Control" has been formed, and lawmaker Kim Byung-joo has been appointed as its head.

Explaining the reason for establishing the task force, Leader Kim said, "In the past, it was an era and framework where stably maintaining the alliance solved all security issues, but now the situation seems to have changed to one where we must look at our security more firmly and sensitively while closely monitoring the stance of the United States, the axis of the alliance."

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