"Please Make Sure to Vote for Symbol No. 5, Citizen Party, Proportional Representation"
[Gwangju=Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Lee Hae-chan, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, appealed on the 8th, "If the Democratic Party does not become the first party, the Future United Party will take away the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the High-ranking Officials Crime Investigation Agency (PCA) and prosecution reform will all be in vain," urging, "Please make sure to vote for the Citizens' Party, symbol number 5, which is in the third spot on the proportional representation ballot."
At the election countermeasures committee meeting held jointly with the Citizens' Party at the Gwangju City Party office that day, Lee said, "In this general election, since there are no proportional representation candidates from the Democratic Party, it is very important to increase the proportional voting rate for the Citizens' Party."
Lee emphasized, "For the Democratic Party to become the first party, many people must participate from the early voting stage," adding, "Since there will be lines during the main voting, please practice social distancing and vote early as much as possible."
Targeting the Open Democratic Party, Lee said, "The mixed-member proportional representation system is a law to foster small parties, but after the law passed, so-called 'celebrities' have appeared and formed parties to be active," criticizing, "They are not political underdogs. If they take seats, minorities will lose their places."
Regarding some independent candidates' pledges to join the Democratic Party, Lee stated, "Having led the party for a year and a half, I decided to reform the wrong political culture and practices," and made clear the refusal policy by saying, "There were many requests for re-entry, but I did not allow a single one."
Lee declared, "The Moon Jae-in government flies with two wings: the Democratic Party in the constituencies and the Citizens' Party in proportional representation. With these two wings, the Moon administration will fly to complete reform tasks and lay the foundation for regime re-creation." He added, "Our party is paving a good foundation to achieve reform tasks by securing a majority alone," and said, "If that happens, it will be possible to more smoothly accomplish the reform tasks demanded by the people in the 21st National Assembly."
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