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In the Democratic Party, following former lawmaker Kim Young-chun, this time Choi Jae-seong, former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, announced his retirement from politics.

As the story of the need for a generational change comes out again, voices criticizing Song Young-gil's candidacy for mayor of Seoul are growing.



Next is reporter Kang Min-woo.



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Choi Jae-seong, a representative of the Democratic Party's '86 group', former senior presidential secretary for political affairs, announced that he would quit politics.



He wrote that a new era requires a new calling and that he would leave the office with the trials and glory days he had with President Moon Jae-in.



It is the second time after Kim Young-chun, former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, to announce his retirement from politics after the presidential election from an activist background in the 1980s.




Voices calling for a generational change within the party are also in full swing.



The Democratic Party Innovation Promotion Committee proposed a generation-balanced nomination, saying that the deformed structure should be improved, with 63.2% of the finalists in their 50s as of the 21st general election.



[Yoon Young-deok / Democratic Party member: 586 must now compete.

People with new perspectives and diverse values ​​should represent the people and create a wider parliament.]



In this atmosphere, criticism of Song Young-gil, the eldest member of the 86th group, who will be registered as a candidate for the Seoul mayor's election tomorrow (7th), has grown stronger.



Following Rep. Kim Min-seok and Park Yong-jin, today, 13 pro-moon lawmakers vehemently criticized Song for running for president.



Mentioning the theory of resignation of the 86th generation, he attacked that it was a shameless act to challenge the mayor of Seoul after announcing that he would not run for the general election.



Rep. Lee Sang-min, who is classified as a non-mainstream member, also criticized Song's candidacy and at the same time fired a direct blow at Lee Jae-myung, permanent advisor.



Regarding the theory of 'this torture early on,' he said, "I am the one who lost the presidential election and there are many doubts to explain." He said, "I have to step back and rest." spread the



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-gi, Video editing: Won-hee Won, CG: Choi Ha-neul)