Kim Min-seok says, "The party unity and expansion of the outer circle, the leadership will work together." Evolution of conflict with Chung Cheong-rae.

On September 28th, Kim Min-seok, the leader of the Democratic Party, announced at a parliamentary workshop ahead of the month's regular session that the party would strive for unity and expand its outreach. He stated, "Our party will work towards unity and expansion of outreach after passing a party congress and throughout the workshop process."

Kim assured that "all party leaders will collaborate on this mission." However, this announcement came shortly after Kim had previously described the party's expansion route, stating, "I believe reaching an agreement on (Chairman Lee Jae-myung's policy) is a temporary conclusion." This led to Chairman Lee Jae-myung reacting with "microphone dictatorship," a term he had accused Kim of using before.

At a subsequent session, Kim reiterated the party's commitment to unity, saying, "All party leaders will present their ideas for unity and actively contribute to expanding outreach and forming alliances among various factions. We will discuss this together in the highest-ranking committee." Kim's conservative faction colleague, Choi Min-hi, affirmed, "We agree on moderate expansion.

No one should have any disagreement about the Democratic Party being unified." He added, "We will firmly uphold the Democratic Party as one, just as the President emphasized." Kim also warned against the spread of divisive language, such as the infamous term "microphone dictatorship," and promised to handle such incidents firmly.

Choi Min-hi echoed this sentiment, emphasizing the need for unity, stating, "Now is the time to unite."