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Cho Kuk demands an apology before merger, Kim Min-seok says the situation must be understood accurately

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Cho Kuk said the Democratic Party should apologize before discussions on a merger with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party.
  • Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok said a merger had not been established as a precondition and rejected the need for an apology.
  • The parties continue to consider both merger and alliance options after briefly signaling cooperation on parliamentary group membership rules.

A proposed rapprochement between South Korea’s Democratic Party and the Cho Kuk Innovation Party quickly turned into another dispute over apologies and past accusations.

Cho Kuk, the party’s director of policy research, said the Democratic Party should apologize before the two sides discuss a merger. He cited claims that the Innovation Party’s policies were socialist and that he had made a secret deal with former Democratic Party leader Jung Chung-rae to divide control of the party and the presidency.

I don’t really know what he is talking about. He needs to understand the situation accurately.

· Kim Min-seokThe Democratic Party leader rejected Cho Kuk’s demand for an apology before merger discussions.

Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok pushed back the next day. Speaking on the party’s YouTube channel, Democratic Party TV, Kim said, “I don’t really know what he is talking about. He needs to understand the situation accurately.”

Kim said a merger had not been established as a precondition. With both merger and alliance still under consideration, he argued that demanding an apology on the assumption of a merger went too far. Asked whether he saw any reason to apologize, Kim answered, “That’s right,” rejecting the need for one.

That’s right.

· Kim Min-seokKim answered affirmatively when asked whether he felt there was no reason to apologize.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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