Kim Min-seok urges restraint over possible merger with Cho Kuk Innovation Party
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At a glance
- Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok urged party leaders and lawmakers to avoid publicly expressing personal views on a possible merger with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party.
- He said the party had already committed to cooperation with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, while the form of that cooperation remained undecided.
Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok called for restraint as debate continues over a possible merger with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party.
Speaking at a Supreme Council meeting on Aug. 31, Kim said party leadership figures and lawmakers should, โas much as possible, refrain from expressing personal opinionsโ on the issue for now.
As much as possible, refrain from expressing personal opinions.
Kim said the Democratic Party had already made clear that it would pursue cooperation with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party in broad terms. Whether that cooperation would take the form of a formal merger remained open.
We have already declared our position that we will unconditionally pursue cooperation in the broad framework.
Originally published by Chosun 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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