Lee Jun-seok: "No Reason to Dislike Lee Nak-yeon... No Interest in Jo Guk and Song Young-gil's New Party"

"By Conducting Parallel Regression, Big Tent Demand Will Arise"

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok commented on former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon's hint at leaving the party on the 6th, saying, "I view it positively. There is no reason for me to dislike it," and added, "I would like to hear what he has to say."

Lee appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' that day and said, "Former leader Lee is actually a moderate figure in the Democratic Party, even from the conservative perspective."

He continued, "Former Prime Ministers Jeong Sye-kyun, Kim Boo-kyum, and former leader Lee, due to the nature of the prime minister's position, have served as the second-in-command in their respective governments, which sometimes means inheriting the government's mistakes. If former leader Lee has different views that distinguish him from the real estate policies or the line of former President Moon Jae-in, I would like to hear about those," he said.

Former Lee Jun-seok, former leader of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

However, Lee said, "I have not met former leader Lee recently, nor do I have plans to meet him yet," adding, "Honestly, I have no interaction with him, so I don't know much."

He also argued that if the electoral system moves toward a parallel or regional proportional representation system, it would only benefit the top three parties. Lee stated, "If the electoral system moves closer to regional or parallel proportional representation, there will only be space for about the first, second, and third parties," and added, "Then naturally, there will be discussions about expanding the space for the third party, and there will be a national demand for a big tent."

He denied the possibility of alliances with new parties led by Cho Kuk or Song Young-gil. Lee said, "I don't think Minister Cho Kuk will be involved," and "I am not particularly interested in Song Young-gil's new party either."