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Former lawmaker Tae-seop Geum, who was called the so-called shin faction in the Democratic Party, left the Democratic Party today (21st). Rep. Geum said he was disappointed that the Democratic Party was not able to accept healthy criticism, but Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon said "sorry."
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Former Democrat Keum Tae-seop, a former member of the Democratic Party, who was subject to disciplinary action by the party for exercising a vote of abstention on the law to establish an airborne agency, quit the Democratic Party.
Rep. Geum Jeon posted a post on his social media, saying, "We have reached a point where we can no longer approve and agree on the direction of the party going forward" and "We are leaving the party with loyalty and sincerity as a final protest." .
He said, "Healthy criticism and self-reflection are driven by internal gunshots, and the party leadership is desperate at the appearance that only calculates political afflictions."
Earlier, Congressman Geum Jeon was the only critic in the party during the incident of former Justice Minister Cho Kook, and he also abstained from the airlift bill at the end of last year.
For this, it received fierce criticism from strong supporters of the Democratic Party, and in the 21st general election, he was not nominated for losing in the primary election process.
Democratic Party representative Lee Nak-yeon said, "It is a pity for the former congressman to leave," and said, "I will take the advice with my heart."
The power of the people, Kim Jong-in, chairman of the large scale committee, said, "I have never confirmed the intention of the former lawmaker. I can meet you once."