Politics · South Korea · 1 hr ago
Kim Min-seok Says He Will Meet Jung Cheong-rae to Ease Party Dispute
South Korea’s Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok plans to meet lawmaker Jung Cheong-rae to discuss a dispute over alleged links to the Shincheonji religious group.
Kim said he wants to resolve the disagreement through dialogue and is working to arrange a meeting.
The dispute continued after Kim apologised over the issue, while Jung and other lawmakers aligned with him objected to the apology.
Kim also said a reported proposal to raise the property-tax exemption for some homeowners from 12 billion won to 14 billion won was not an official party request.
He said the party and government had agreed to keep their basic housing-policy approach consistent.
Kim said he had discussed the economy and budget with President Lee Jae-myung and plans to seek a meeting between the president and all lawmakers.
Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok said he would try to meet lawmaker Jung Cheong-rae and resolve their dispute through dialogue.
The disagreement concerns controversy over alleged links to the Shincheonji religious group and Kim’s apology about the issue.
Jung criticized the apology, questioning whether responsibility was being divided equally between those who caused harm and those who suffered it.
Kim said an increase in the property-tax basic deduction had not been formally proposed by the party.
He said the government and party should maintain consistency in their basic real estate policy.
- Who
- Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok and lawmaker Jung Cheong-rae.
- What
- Kim said he would seek a meeting with Jung to address their dispute through dialogue.
- When
- Kim announced his intention in an appearance on the party’s official YouTube channel on the 12th.
- Where
- The sources do not state where the proposed meeting would take place.
- Why
- The two are at odds over controversy involving alleged links to Shincheonji and Kim’s apology about the issue.
Kim Min-seok
Jung Cheong-rae
Response to the controversy
Kim Min-seok
Kim apologized over the Shincheonji controversy and said he would try to resolve the matter through dialogue.
Jung Cheong-rae
Jung objected to Kim’s apology and questioned whether responsibility was being shared equally between those who caused harm and those who suffered it.
Kim apologized at a party lawmakers’ meeting over the Shincheonji controversy.
Jung criticized Kim’s apology, asking whether responsibility was being divided equally between those who caused harm and those who suffered it.
Kim said on the Democratic Party’s official YouTube channel that he would try to meet Jung and resolve the dispute through dialogue.
- Proposed meeting
- Kim Min-seok and Jung Cheong-rae
- Dispute
- Shincheonji-related controversy and Kim’s apology
- Party role
- Kim Min-seok is the Democratic Party leader
- Property-tax proposal
- Kim said the reported proposal to raise the basic deduction to 14 billion won was not an official party request
- Current basic deduction
- 12 billion won for owner-occupied single homes, according to the report
What people are saying
I think we should meet and resolve this through dialogue, and I am making that effort.
It is good to consistently uphold the basics of the real estate policy being pursued by the party and the government.
Are the perpetrator and the victim supposed to each take 50% of the responsibility?