Park Geun-hye at PPP Workshop: "No Division Allowed... Must Unite Around the Leadership"

Former President Park Geun-hye said on August 27, "When fighting against outside enemies, there is no adversary more frightening than internal division. While various opinions can be voiced, we must not hate or deny one another," adding, "The more difficult the times, the more we must unite and move forward centered around the leadership."

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Former President Park attended the 2026 People Power Party National Assembly Members’ Workshop held at a hotel in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, that afternoon and emphasized, "The smaller the minority, the more we must come together and stand united. If we remain weak against the majority and further divide among ourselves, the result of the fight will be all too obvious."

She added, "I hope that through this workshop, your fellowship will become even stronger," and requested, "I also ask that the leadership, especially during these trying times, carefully consider where the will of the people lies and guide the party accordingly."

Regarding the special counsel on the National Election Commission affair, she said, "It is a result achieved through the joint struggle of both the leadership and the members," stressing that, "Ensuring all citizens can trust in the electoral system and exercise their precious right to vote is a matter of utmost importance that upholds the foundation of the nation."

President Park continued, "The will of the people should come before individual convictions; the people’s livelihood before small internal party interests; and the future of the Republic of Korea before political gains or losses. If you do this, the people will surely recognize your sincerity," she said.

She also remarked, "Although people talk about reform and innovation, restoring the public’s trust is reform, and solving what the public truly desires is innovation," adding, "Upholding the values of the Constitution to protect the Republic of Korea, safeguarding the lives of the people, and taking responsibility for the future—these are the true values of conservatism."

Meanwhile, this is the first time that a former rather than a sitting president has attended the People Power Party's workshop. Earlier, Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sik visited former President Park to request her attendance at the event.

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