Ahn Cheol-soo, head of the National Assembly Party, is holding a press conference on the unification of opposition parties at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th. Representative Ahn expressed his willingness to participate in the open contest platform, asking, “Please open the national power contest platform to the entire opposition.” Reporter Oh Jong-taek
On the 19th, CEO Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party asked the people to open the platform for the Mayor of Seoul to the entire opposition. It is a proposal to unify the opposition by maintaining the party of the People’s Party, but participating in the competition stage prepared by the power of the people. Kim Jong-in, chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, met with reporters on this day and said, “We cannot accept such a proposal unconditionally. We have no choice but to discuss unification after we have decided on our own candidates.” Chairman Kim also said on the phone call that day, “(CEO Ahn’s suggestion) sounds like fat. Our party goes as we are.”
Representative Ahn held a press conference at the National Assembly this afternoon and said, “I hope that the first opposition party (the power of the people) will take the initiative and become a game maker for victory in the opposition.” You should be able to participate.”
Regarding the case of Senator Bernie Sanders, who independently participated in the US Democratic Party’s presidential election last year, Ahn emphasized, “The US Democratic Party has opened its doors to all candidates, even if they are not members, and has elected a must-have candidate against the Republican candidate.” Regarding the specific method of the contest, he added, “I will sooner or later appoint a working representative and wait,” he added. “I will wait until the people make a plan, whether it is overnight negotiations,” he added.
Lee Tae-gyu, Secretary General of the People’s Party, explained, “I think it would be better for the candidates for the People’s Strength who came to the main contest, Representative Ahn, and former lawmaker Tae-seop Geum to gather and hold the contest.”
On November 2, 2017, Chairman Kim Jong-in and CEO Ahn Cheol-soo of the National Assembly Party listened to a congratulatory remark at the Hilton Hotel in Seoul on the 2nd, when the book “Economic Democratization of Kim Jong-in in Comics” was held by the current National Strength Emergency Task Force. Chairman Kim said, “We cannot accept such a proposal unconditionally” at Ahn’s proposal. Central photo
President Ahn, who has rejected the demands of the people’s power to join the party, threw a card to participate in the people’s power contest on the premise of maintaining the party.
This method has already been raised in the power of the people. On December 20 last year, Rep. Kwon Young-se of the 4th election suggested, “It would be more desirable if (CEO Ahn) entered the office, but (even if he did not join), he should participate in the opposition party like Bernie Sanders.” Rep. Kwon said, “We need to positively review Candidate Ahn’s proposal.” Rep. Jeong Jin-seok, the chairman of the mission, said on Facebook that day, “The opinions of Chairman Kim and the non-Captain are important, and I will listen to the thoughts of our party candidates and members of the mission.
Ahn’s suggestion is based on the judgment that the “one-to-many” contest in which the majority of the people’s power and the candidate competes is advantageous. On the other hand, it is a position that it is advantageous to first select a party candidate and hold a one-on-one debate with Representative Ahn from the power of the people. Chairman Kim’s remark, “Let’s discuss unification after our candidate is confirmed,” is in a similar context.
Na Gyeong-won, a former member of the People’s Power, said, “It is a position that Ahn may decide the unification method, but the decision must be made by the party.” Former Congressman Geum Tae-seop said, “It is not desirable to compete for unification already.”
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