The People Power Party, in response to the election of new Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok, said, "We must criticize the wrong state administration and compromise with the opposition party."

“I hope that we will have a policy of speaking bitterly at the wrong state administration, dialogue with the opposition party, and compromise.”

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yeon-jeong = On the 17th, upon the election of new leader Kim Min-seok of the Democratic Party of Korea, the People Power Party announced, "The People Power Party will always extend its hand to cooperation for the people's livelihood and national interest, but will firmly stand against anything that undermines democracy and the rule of law."

Chief Spokesperson Park Seong-hoon said in a commentary, "I congratulate Representative Kim on his election, and I hope that he will show responsible politics for the country and the people, not for the interests of the Lee Jae-myung administration and the Democratic Party."

He added, "Representative Kim's choice will determine whether the Democratic Party will remain as the 'ruling party for Lee Jae-myung's bulletproof defense' or be reborn as a 'responsible ruling party for the people.'" He added, "The ruling party must never be reduced to a 'shield' to defend against the president's judicial risks."

He also asked, “Please break away from the politics of confrontation for hard-core supporters, respect the opposition party as a partner in state affairs, and listen to the people’s voice rather than the president’s will.”

Chief Spokesperson Park claimed, "Through this convention, the 'unipolar system' in which President Lee and the ruling party virtually act as one body has become more solidified," and added, "President Lee has brought upon himself criticism for blatantly interfering with the Democratic Party's entire team by using even the semiconductor industry, which is the country's 100-year plan, as a 'political trophy' to get Representative Kim elected."

He also criticized, "Representative Kim's insistence on the complete abolition of the prosecutor's right to supplementary investigation during the pre-election process and the definition of President Lee's resumption of trials as 'violence' and 'barbarism' are claims that directly undermine the constitutional values ​​of the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers." He added, "I am deeply concerned about whether the Democratic Party will be able to become the ruling party for the people in the future."

Senior floor spokesperson Choi Eun-seok said in a commentary, "Now that a new leader has been elected, the Democratic Party must change as well. Above all, when the problem of making a living for the people is so serious, we should not start by devising ways to secure a second term as president," and added, "We should especially not tear down laws and systems to stop or eliminate trials involving the president."

At the same time, he said, "Rather than being a representative of the ruling party who protects the president, I hope that he will become a representative of the ruling party who can criticize wrong state administration," and asked, "Please return to a politics of dialogue and compromise with the opposition party, rather than a politics of pushing the opposition party with the power of a large number of seats."