Cho Kuk, leader of the Rebuilding Korea Party, paid a courtesy visit to former President Moon Jae-in on the 1st. Cho served as senior presidential secretary for civil affairs and as Minister of the Ministry of Justice in the Moon Jae-in administration.
Cho met the former president in Pyeongsan Village in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang, that day and said, "A landslide victory in the local elections is needed to deliver political judgment on the insurrectionist forces."
He continued, "We will join forces to realize '2018 again' by uniting the power of the democratic and progressive camp," adding, "For the success of the Lee Jae-myung administration, we will play the role of a red team (meaning a strategic opponent). This role will help the entire democratic camp."
The former president replied, "Settling the insurrection is a work in progress," and said, "In this year's local elections, it is very important to deliver political judgment on the far-right insurrectionist forces."
He went on, "I hope for a major victory for the democratic camp and meaningful results for the Rebuilding Korea Party while maintaining a framework of broad solidarity," adding, "I believe the Rebuilding Korea Party will have a role in areas the Democratic Party government has not considered or could not reach."