'Unprecedented record in Korean political party history' and Korean media = 'Third Pole' new party splits on 11th

In South Korea, Lee Nak-yeon, co-chairman of the New Reform Party, which was formed by the merger of breakaway groups from the ruling and opposition parties ahead of the April general election, announced on the 20th of this month that he would be dissolving the merger. did. direction
Only 11 days after announcing the policy, the company was forced to return to a clean slate. The aim was to create a ``third pole'' group that would accommodate those critical of both the ruling and opposition parties, but Lee Lee, former representative of the conservative ruling party ``People's Power'',
The party collapsed due to a leadership struggle within the new party with co-chairman Jun-seok (Lee Jun-seok). The Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported, ``This will be an unprecedented record in the history of Korean political parties.''
Lee Jun-seok and Lee Nak-yeon, former representative of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan and former prime minister when the party was in power, and others have agreed to form a new party, the Reform Party.
The announcement was made on the 9th of this month. The ``Reform New Party'' launched by Mr. Lee Jun-seok and the ``New Future'' formed by Lee Nak-yeon and other members who left the ``Together Democratic Party'', also ``Together Democratic Party''.
``New Choice,'' led by former National Assemblyman Geum Tae-seob, who left the party, and ``Principles and Common Sense,'' led by Rep. Lee WONWOO, who also left the ``Democratic Party'' party. The new party will be named by Lee Jun-seok.
It was announced that Lee Jun-seok and Lee Nak-yeon would serve as co-representatives of the ``Reform New Party,'' which has been promoted by the government, and attention has focused on whether it will be able to expand its support as a ``third party'' in the run-up to the general election.
Lee Jun-seok attracted attention in June 2021 when he was appointed as the representative of ``People's Power'' at the young age of 36 without any experience as a member of the National Assembly. Immediately after taking office as party president, he said, ``We are determined to win the presidential election.''
He declared, “I will benefit from it.” President Yoon Seo-gyeol, who was the party's official candidate during the presidential election two years ago, expressed his trust in Lee, saying, ``I want to entrust full authority over the election campaign to Lee Jun-seok.'' Mr. Yun is big
After winning the presidential election, Lee became the representative of the ruling party. However, Mr. Lee's feud with Mr. Yoon's close aides escalated, and his membership in the party was suspended for six months on suspicion of receiving sexual entertainment, and he was dismissed from the party's leadership.
I was entrusted with it. After that, he continued his own political activities, and at the end of last year he announced his departure from the party and the establishment of a new party. Last month, he launched a new reform party.
Mr. Lee Nak-yon was appointed as the representative of the then-ruling Democratic Party of Japan in August 2020, but
He resigned from his post as representative in March 2021, ahead of the presidential election the following year. He was seen to be in full swing preparing to run for president. Although he announced his candidacy in July of the same year, a primary election was held to determine the party's candidate.
He lost to Lee Jae-myung (current party leader). Mr. Lee is a representative of the ``non-Ming party'' who are critical of Lee, and has been critical of the party's management. Last month, I left the party, and this month I left the party.
On the same day, a new party, ``New Future'', was formed. Lee Jun-seok and Lee Nak-yon, who had recently launched their own new parties, chose to combine forces beyond the conservative and progressive frameworks, resulting in the formation of the ``Reform New Party.''
There was also the possibility that the April general election would become the eye of a typhoon. A party formation convention was scheduled to be held on the 25th, but on the 20th Lee Nak-yon stated, ``We made major concessions and rushed the unification, but we ran into various problems.''
, announced that the merger would be dissolved. He apologized, saying, ``I've disappointed you all.'' The background is said to have been a struggle for leadership between Lee Nak-yon and Lee Jun-seok. On the 19th, Lee Jun-seok was given control of the general election.
It was decided to delegate, leading to a split. Lee Jun-seok also held a press conference and bowed his head, saying, ``I have many things to reflect on, including whether my overconfidence was arrogant.''
The two men's separation after just 11 days has not escaped criticism. The Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo said in an editorial on the 21st, ``From the beginning, the two had no other ideas than ``anti-Yun Seok-yue'' and ``anti-Ri Jae-myung.''
"It was also difficult to find commonalities between the two countries." On top of that, ``people with completely different political philosophies and policies came together as if they were speculating about elections.'' These people advocated ``reform.'' from the beggining to the end
``It was a mockery of the Korean people.'' Lee Nak-yeon plans to rebuild the new party he founded before joining the party, ``New Future,'' and prepare an election system. to a certain extent
The departure of ``New Mirai'', which is expected to receive support, from the ``Reform New Party'' is expected to hinder the ``Reform New Party'''s plan to form a third pole.