Merger 2

"If a merger is reasonable, will Rhyu Si-min, Kim Eo-jun, Choi Wook, and Cho Kuk stop criticizing the Democratic Party? It feels like only yesterday when we were talking about 'supporting the Democratic Party while excluding the presidential candidate.' It's truly regrettable."
"The atmosphere between the President and the Democratic Party is misaligned"... Cho Kuk tells Kim Min-seok, "Stop the politics of exclusion"
Kwak Woo-shin 2026. 9. 23. 11:27
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"Government success cannot be achieved through the power of a specific faction alone"... Surveys show 52.3% of Democratic and 74.3% of Reformist supporters favor a merger
[Reporter Kwak Woo-shin]
▲ Cho Kuk, Director of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, speaking at a policy seminar on 'Measures for the Success of the Honam Semiconductor Cluster' held at MSL in Buk-gu, Gwangju, Jeonnam on the 3rd.
2026.9.3
ⓒ Yonhap News
"It is a serious problem that the atmosphere between the President and the Democratic Party is so misaligned."
Cho Kuk, Director of the Innovation Policy Research Institute of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, once again publicly criticized the Democratic Party ahead of the Chuseok holiday. However, he clearly drew a line between this and criticism of the President. He argued that while President Lee Jae-myung is undertaking state affairs reform following his press conference and Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik's resignation, the ruling Democratic Party is "constantly missing the mark."
In particular, he directly mentioned Democratic Party Representative Kim Min-seok, demanding an end to the "politics of exclusion" within the democratic-progressive camp. This demand comes at a time when recent various polls show President Lee's positive approval rating for state administration remains in the 30% range. Simultaneously, survey results were released showing that more than half of Democratic Party supporters and over 70% of Cho Kuk Innovation Party supporters favor a merger between the two parties.
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