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기초선거 무공천 방침을 번복한 새정치민주연합 안철수 공동대표는 11일 “개혁공천”을 통해 6월4일 기초선거를 승리로 이끌겠다고 다짐했다.
안 공동대표는 11일 국회에서 열린 중앙당 공동선거대책위원장 첫 회의에서 “선거의 승패가 개혁공천의 성공 여부에 달렸다”며 “선거 승리를 위해 정당이 해야 할 가장 중요한 일은 국민이 보기에 깨끗한 후보, 능력있는 후보, 지역 위해 헌신할 후보를 엄선하고 의원에게 줄서는 후보가 아니고 국민에게 줄서는 후보를 추천하는 일”이라고 말했다.
한편 공동선거대책위원회는 이른바 ‘2+5 무지개 선거대책위원회’를 구성되어 김한길, 안철수 공동대표와 더불어 문재인 손학규 정세균 정동영 김두관 상임고문이 공동의장으로 참여한다.
안대표는 이어 “아무리 선수가 높은 의원이라도 국민이 보기에 합당하지 못하면 추천해서는 안된다”며 “명망이나 경력이 화려하지 않더라도 지역주민을 위해 몸과 마음을 다바쳐 일할 의지가 있는 신인이 있으면 추천해야 한다”고 밝혔다.
김한길 대표도 “민생과 민주주의를 챙기기 위해 기꺼이 몸던져 일하는 새정치연합과 민생을 옥죄고 민주주의를 망가뜨리는 집권세력에 국민이 표로서 평가할 것”이라면서 “단합은 승리의 필요조건이고 분열은 패배의 충분조건”이라며 결속을 호소했다.
(코리아헤럴드 최희석 기자 cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
안 공동대표는 11일 국회에서 열린 중앙당 공동선거대책위원장 첫 회의에서 “선거의 승패가 개혁공천의 성공 여부에 달렸다”며 “선거 승리를 위해 정당이 해야 할 가장 중요한 일은 국민이 보기에 깨끗한 후보, 능력있는 후보, 지역 위해 헌신할 후보를 엄선하고 의원에게 줄서는 후보가 아니고 국민에게 줄서는 후보를 추천하는 일”이라고 말했다.
한편 공동선거대책위원회는 이른바 ‘2+5 무지개 선거대책위원회’를 구성되어 김한길, 안철수 공동대표와 더불어 문재인 손학규 정세균 정동영 김두관 상임고문이 공동의장으로 참여한다.
안대표는 이어 “아무리 선수가 높은 의원이라도 국민이 보기에 합당하지 못하면 추천해서는 안된다”며 “명망이나 경력이 화려하지 않더라도 지역주민을 위해 몸과 마음을 다바쳐 일할 의지가 있는 신인이 있으면 추천해야 한다”고 밝혔다.
김한길 대표도 “민생과 민주주의를 챙기기 위해 기꺼이 몸던져 일하는 새정치연합과 민생을 옥죄고 민주주의를 망가뜨리는 집권세력에 국민이 표로서 평가할 것”이라면서 “단합은 승리의 필요조건이고 분열은 패배의 충분조건”이라며 결속을 호소했다.
(코리아헤럴드 최희석 기자 cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
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NPAD chiefs stress ‘nomination reform’ to salvage ‘new politics’
New Politics Alliance for Democracy cochairman Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo called for transparent candidate nominations on Friday in an apparent attempt to salvage the new party’s “new politics” agenda.
“I believe that success and failure in the elections is dependent on whether (the party) succeeds in reforming nominations,” Ahn said at the party’s election committee meeting.
Stating that NPAD candidates must be those the public approves of, Ahn said that political interests must not influence the nomination process.
“There are many things a party needs to do to win elections but the most important thing is selecting candidates the people consider to be clean, capable and prepared to work for local residents.”
The election committee is cochaired by five NPAD members in addition to Ahn and party cochairman Rep. Kim Han-gil.
Along with the party chairmen, Reps. Chung Sye-kyun, Moon Jae-in, former North Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Du-kwan and senior advisors Sohn Hak-kyu and Chung Dong-young lead the committee.
Kim Han-gil echoed Ahn, saying that the main task before the committee is to set aside the powers held by the party to “reform and innovate” the nomination process.
On Thursday, however, the NPAD announced it will nominate candidates for the June 4 local elections with party vote and opinion polls overturning party leaders’ decision to forgo nominations.
While the move prompted heavy fire from the ruling Saenuri Party, which accused the NPAD of discarding “new politics,” observers say that the main opposition will now be able to engage in the elections systematically.
The benefits nominating candidates will have for the NPAD, however, remain to be seen, with some experts saying the party stands to gain little if any headway. According to various poll results, the ruling party currently leads the NPAD by more than 10 percentage points in terms of support ratings.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
NPAD chiefs stress ‘nomination reform’ to salvage ‘new politics’
New Politics Alliance for Democracy cochairman Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo called for transparent candidate nominations on Friday in an apparent attempt to salvage the new party’s “new politics” agenda.
“I believe that success and failure in the elections is dependent on whether (the party) succeeds in reforming nominations,” Ahn said at the party’s election committee meeting.
Stating that NPAD candidates must be those the public approves of, Ahn said that political interests must not influence the nomination process.
“There are many things a party needs to do to win elections but the most important thing is selecting candidates the people consider to be clean, capable and prepared to work for local residents.”
The election committee is cochaired by five NPAD members in addition to Ahn and party cochairman Rep. Kim Han-gil.
Along with the party chairmen, Reps. Chung Sye-kyun, Moon Jae-in, former North Gyeongsang Province Governor Kim Du-kwan and senior advisors Sohn Hak-kyu and Chung Dong-young lead the committee.
Kim Han-gil echoed Ahn, saying that the main task before the committee is to set aside the powers held by the party to “reform and innovate” the nomination process.
On Thursday, however, the NPAD announced it will nominate candidates for the June 4 local elections with party vote and opinion polls overturning party leaders’ decision to forgo nominations.
While the move prompted heavy fire from the ruling Saenuri Party, which accused the NPAD of discarding “new politics,” observers say that the main opposition will now be able to engage in the elections systematically.
The benefits nominating candidates will have for the NPAD, however, remain to be seen, with some experts saying the party stands to gain little if any headway. According to various poll results, the ruling party currently leads the NPAD by more than 10 percentage points in terms of support ratings.
By Choi He-suk (cheesuk@heraldcorp.com)
