National Unity Chairman urges President Lee to leave Democratic Party

Lee Seok-yeon, chairman of the Presidential Committee on National Unity, has officially urged President Lee Jae-myung to leave the Democratic Party. Lee made this proposal during a television appearance on MBC's '100-Minute Debate,' stating that the party's national convention has concluded and now is the time for the president to depart.

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Now that the Democratic Party's national convention has ended, I propose that you leave the Democratic Party.

Lee explained his reasoning, expressing concern that the ruling party is competing over proximity to the president, while the opposition maintains an extreme stance of opposition. He worried that politics are currently dividing people based on their allegiance to the president. Lee believes the president, who has repeatedly spoken of becoming a president for all, should feel the heaviest responsibility for the current political deadlock and extreme division of public opinion.

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The ruling party is competing over who is closer to the president, and the opposition is taking an extreme stance against the president and the government. I am concerned that politics are currently dividing people based on the president.

"If you genuinely wish to become a president for all and have national unity as your top national goal, I believe it is time to break free from the political confines of being the president of a single party," Lee stated. He urged the president to leave the Democratic Party to its new leadership and return as the president of the people, advocating for bipartisan cooperation in state affairs, which he considers opportune at this moment.

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If you genuinely wish to become a president for all and have national unity as your top national goal, I believe it is time to break free from the political confines of being the president of a single party.

The suggestion was swiftly met with criticism from within the Democratic Party. Five-term lawmaker Park Ji-won responded via Facebook, dismissing the proposal as nonsensical. "In our country, democracy is party politics and responsible politics," Park argued. "You were elected as a party candidate, and these are not words to say to a president who has only been in office for just over a year."

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You hit a window pane while dozing off. In our country, democracy is party politics and responsible politics. You were elected as a party candidate, and these are not words to say to a president who has only been in office for just over a year.