Han: "Alliances Should Be Based on Principle, Not Personal Ties... We Must Unite to Defend the Democratic Republic"
On whether Jang Donghyuk and Lee Junseok are among them: "I'm not singling anyone out... Their actions will show it."
Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon said on October 30, in response to calls for an alliance with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and others, “An alliance for the people should be based on shared principles, not personal relationships. It is time for everyone who shares the goal of stopping the Lee Jae-myung administration and protecting the democratic republic to join forces.”
Speaking with reporters at the National Assembly that afternoon about calls for an alliance among major opposition figures, Han said, “The Lee Jae-myung administration is dismantling the democratic republic in broad daylight. This is no time for idle talk about who is close to whom and should therefore work together, or who is not close to whom and therefore cannot.”
Earlier, after Mayor Oh was acquitted in an appeals court trial over allegations of violating the Political Funds Act, calls emerged within the opposition for an alliance among major figures, including Han, Oh and Lee Jun-seok, former leader of the Reform New Party. Some have also argued that an alliance may be difficult because of deep divisions among the figures and their differing goals.
Apparently taking this into account, Han was asked whether Lee and People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok also qualified as “people who share the same principles.” He said, “I’m not singling out who the potential partners are. Nor do I want to get inside individuals’ minds to find out what they think. Their actions speak for themselves.”
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Asked whether co-hosting a forum next week with People Power Party lawmakers Kim Gi-hyeon and Yoon Sang-hyun on the topic “Party Reform: What Should Be Done, and How?” was a preliminary step toward an alliance among conservatives, Han said, “They also share those principles,” adding, “There must be many people like them.”
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