Jeong Jeongsik: "Quasi-Linked Proportional System Mass-Produces Parasite Parties... Anti-Parasite Party Act to Be Pursued as Official Policy"

Jeong Jeong-sik, floor leader of the People Power Party, stated on September 21 regarding the quasi-linked proportional representation system, "No citizen chose the Basic Income Party in the parliamentary election, yet Assemblywoman Yong Hye-in became a two-term National Assembly member and now a ministerial candidate." He continued, "We will push forward with the party agenda to enact the Parasite Parties Prevention Act."

Jeong Jeong-sik, floor leader of the People Power Party, is attending the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on September 18, 2026. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo

At the "Truth of the 2019 Crowbar Incident - Emergency Forum on Side Effects of the Quasi-Linked Proportional Representation System and Abolishing Unjust Laws" held at the National Assembly that morning, Jeong said, "Our party's criticism that the proportional representation system is inappropriate was justified. (The ruling bloc) responded by creating the monstrous quasi-linked system."

He explained, "The quasi-linked system was introduced through collusion among the Democratic Peace Party, the Bareunmirae Party, and the Justice Party at the time of the 20th National Assembly, trampling on the Liberty Korea Party (the predecessor of the People Power Party). It is the result of a backroom deal, with the Democratic Party, which wanted to establish the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials Act, trading with minor parties."

He added, "At the time, our party criticized the proportional representation system because only Germany and New Zealand using the parliamentary system had adopted it, and because the number of National Assembly seats could increase by about 1,000 due to excess seats. As a result, the Bareunmirae Party and the Justice Party, which forced through the quasi-linked system, have since disappeared or been ousted from parliament."

Jeong Jeong-sik said, "Due to the quasi-linked proportional representation system, many parasite parties such as the Basic Income Party, which feed off the Democratic Party, have entered parliament. Such parasite pro-government parties have been created," and added, "We will adopt the Parasite Parties Prevention Act as a party policy, taking into account the opinions of various experts to abolish this unjust law."

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