Kim Min-seok Warns Against Continued 'Myeong-Cheong Conflict,' Urges Election of 'Reliable Party Leader'

Democratic Party leadership candidate Kim Min-seok targeted rival candidate Jung Chung-rae today (Aug. 3), stating, "If the 'Myeong-Cheong conflict' continues, President Lee Jae-myung will be shaken, and the direction of state affairs will be shaken."

Speaking at a focused talk concert for Jeonbuk party members held at Jeonbuk National University today, candidate Kim said, "We must elect a party leader who can firmly support the president's governance and a reliable party leader who can win the next general election," making the remarks in this context.

He emphasized, "If the Lee Jae-myung administration is shaken from within, can we be confident that government initiatives such as mega-projects will proceed stably? We must firmly stabilize this administration."

He continued, "If the Myeong-Cheong conflict continues for even a single month and the upcoming national convention yields a result where a cooperative relationship with the president is not maintained, the fate of the nation could be shaken," adding, "Making a choice that helps the development of Jeonbuk and the country is the duty and homework of everyone who loves the Democratic Party."

Kim urged, "If the party leader is not reliable, leading to the Democratic Party failing to win the general election and failing to retake power, the dream of regional development cannot be realized. You must make that choice."

Having fallen behind candidate Jung in the primary voting for party members with voting rights in Busan, Ulsan, and South Gyeongsang Province yesterday, Kim emphasized, "Jeonbuk is precisely where the Democratic Party has the highest number of party members with voting rights. Winning in other neighborhoods is of no use; if Jeonbuk votes en masse, Kim Min-seok becomes the party leader."

He also promised, "I have a definitive affection, experience, and vision for Jeonbuk. Among the politicians produced by Jeonbuk, I will become the politician who most reliably takes responsibility for Jeonbuk's development."

He added, "I have been recognized by the president as someone who gets things done when he sets his mind to it and as someone who handles work properly. If you make Kim Min-seok the party leader, I will become Jeonbuk's most reliable spokesperson and forge Jeonbuk's development together with you."

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