Yang Hyang-ja, a lawmaker who joined Lee Jun-seok's Reform New Party, stated on the 29th, "I am not sure what kind of vision the Reform Future Party side has."
Yang appeared on BBS Radio that day and said, "Political engineering to unite forces, alliances and mergers cannot give hope to the people."
She added, "The people are ordering to create a crack in the extreme politics of the two major parties, but I do not think that crack can be made into a big tent."
She also asserted, "I do not agree with doing things based on the possibility of winning before the election or receiving financial benefits such as 2 billion won in election reimbursement funds and regular subsidies if five incumbent lawmakers join by February 15."
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She also viewed the possibility of merging with the Reform Future Party before the general election negatively.
Yang said, "Starting this week, the nomination management committee will be launched, proportional representation candidates will be selected and reviewed, and schedules such as policy promotion nationwide toward voters are set," adding, "It seems impossible to discuss founding a party or merging again during that time."
She continued, "We will merge after the ratification process with the Reform New Party on the 31st," and said, "We think it would be difficult physically and timewise to go through that process again."
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