‘구조적 다수론’ 목청 높인 김민석 “‘영점이동’ 없인 민주당 재집권 불가능”

Kim Min-seok, the leader of the Democratic Party, emphasized the importance of "structural plurality" in a recent speech on May 27. During the '2026 Annual National Assembly Preparatory Candidate Workshop' held at the Inspire Hotel in Incheon's Jung-gu district, Kim stated that if the party does not achieve a change in "zero-point movement," it will be difficult to continuously govern the country for five and ten years.

Kim clarified that while not failing to regain power does not equate to failure, not regaining power would significantly reverse their efforts. He recalled their first regain of power under Kim Dae-jung's presidency, emphasizing their goal of transforming into the New Year Democratic Party with significant influxes and adopting the "New Deal" (DJ) line, which led to achieving the necessary "zero-point movement."

Kim pointed to a PowerPoint presentation with the title "Intermediate Right Expansion & Structural Plurality," stating that there are two paths forward: continuing with the "Intermediate Right is non-existent" argument or expanding and structurally creating the "Structural Plurality" path in the current situation where the conservative forces have moved to the extreme right after the 12.3 (Protest) period.

Kim further explained that while there are differences in views on the issue of centrism and structural plurality, they have agreed that finding a compromise between the two issues is challenging. He also noted that the previous government received overwhelming support from the public a year ago but has encountered difficulties and declines in recent election results and stock market performance.

Kim concluded that the recent party congress, where party members selected him as the leader, was a choice of direction. He emphasized that the "well-being, practical, and expansion" (WPE) line is their government's line, and this is the line chosen by the party.