The failure to merge conservative candidates would be a “serious betrayal and treachery of the people," independent presidential candidate Han Duck-soo said Tuesday.
Incumbent Democratic Party (DP) Rep. Min Hyung-bae clinched a landslide victory over his rival, Lee Nak-yon, leader of the Saemirae Party, for Gwangsan-B District in Gwangju.
Lee Nak-yon, running under his newly formed Saemirae Party, is expected to lose to Democratic Party Rep. Min Hyung-bae.
Policy is drowned out in favor of potshots as the rival parties seek control of parliament.
The short-lived drama of uniting the four incompatible parties has splashed cold water on voters’ hopes for new politics.
After Lee Jun-seok, co-chair of the New Reform Party, demanded full authority to nominate candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, co-chair Lee Nak-yon declared the dismantlement of the fledgling party.
Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and former People Power Party (PPP) head Lee Jun-seok, co-chairs of the New Reform Party, parted ways Tuesday just 11 days after forming a merger.
Controversy is brewing within the liberal Democratic Party (DP) after several incidents critics interpret as signs that members not aligned with party leader Lee Jae-myung could be prevented from standing in the upcoming April general election.
The new party must return to the beginning and show genuinely refreshing politics. Otherwise, it cannot win the votes it desperately needs.
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