Amid the aftershocks of Shincheonji, real estate is in trouble... In the middle of the mountain

Even before the Democratic Party of Korea can finalize the issue of group membership of Shincheonji members, it appears that it is having difficulty resolving internal conflicts by exposing its conflict with the Blue House over real estate policy.

Representative Kim Min-seok, who first raised the issue of Shincheonji party members, tried to make a breakthrough by apologizing and switching to a focus on people's livelihood, but this plan is not gaining momentum.

This atmosphere emerged at the high-level party-government council held on the 8th, when the ruling party requested the government and the Blue House to unify the basic deduction standard for comprehensive real estate tax (comprehensive real estate tax) to 1.4 billion won in housing value, regardless of actual residence.

Park Seong-joon, chief spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a briefing held at the National Assembly after the high-ranking party-government council, "Secretary-General Jeong-ae Han suggested it, and it was suggested because it was something that came up during discussions among (party-affiliated) Seoul-area lawmakers."

This was interpreted as a determination to resolve this issue, as public sentiment in Seoul has deteriorated due to backlash against real estate policies, and public sentiment in Seoul has become sensitive to housing prices ahead of the general election.

However, on the same day, a Blue House official sparked controversy by saying, "The party has conveyed various opinions to the government and the Blue House," but added, "The comprehensive real estate tax and actual residence issues were not the topic of the meeting."

In fact, it was read as a message that it was difficult to accept the party's demands, giving the impression that the party, government, and Blue House had conflicting opinions over the real estate issue.

In a situation like this, some say that different voices are coming out even among party members, making it more difficult to find the clues to the problem.

Rep. Park Joo-min, whose constituency is in Eunpyeong-gap, Seoul, appeared on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' on the 10th and said, "The government has decided on its current position after various discussions, so it is right to approach the issue of easing the comprehensive real estate tax burden cautiously."

When floor spokesperson Kim Seong-hoe met with reporters at the National Assembly on this day and asked whether there would be additional discussions on the comprehensive real estate tax issue, he said, "Of course, there will be a process to collect the opinions of individual lawmakers," but added, "The party's opinion was not conveyed to the Blue House this time."

In fact, this part can be interpreted to mean that the party's consensus is not on easing comprehensive real estate tax.

In the past few days, differences of opinion have emerged not only between the party and the Blue House, but also within the party, and Representative Kim's mind is expected to become more complicated.

At the Supreme Council meeting held on the 4th, Representative Kim said, “The party will make efforts to self-reflect and take steps to improve the system to eliminate concerns about religious intervention in politics within the party,” and “We will focus on unifying the party and improving the lives of the people.”

Since then, the proportion of people's livelihood activities has been increasing, such as attending the party's special committee on the eradication of social violence and traveling to regions to hold on-site supreme committee meetings, but it is hardly attracting attention.

A re-elected lawmaker from Seoul pointed out in a phone call, “In a situation where the comprehensive real estate tax issue has arisen, the leadership, whether Representative Kim or Floor Leader Byung-do Han, must sort it out and move on.”