People Power Party lawmaker Park Su-young said on the 9th, "Let's all declare a truce until the local elections. For victory in the election, stop harsh words and criticism aimed internally, and turn all muzzles toward the Lee Jae-myung administration."
That morning at the National Assembly, Park held a press conference and said, "With democracy being destroyed, the judiciary seized, high inflation and a strong dollar, a real estate surge, and a hiring cliff, the patience of the people has reached its limit as the Lee Jae-myung administration wrecks the Republic of Korea, yet the People Power Party is obsessed only with family feuds tearing each other down," and stated accordingly.
Park said, "The path we must take is clear," adding, "We must stand up to the Lee Jae-myung administration's tyranny and reveal the presence of a clear and strong opposition that offers alternatives. We must appeal for each precious vote as a livelihood-focused party that listens to public sentiment, tends to the economy, and promises regional development."
Proposing to the leadership a truce declaration, a halt to divisive language, and a focus on livelihood issues, Park said, "We must unite the party as one and immediately shift into election mode," adding, "We need unifying leadership centered on core conservative values such as restoring liberal democracy and the market economy and reviving community spirit."
Referring to the factional conflict in the party, Park said, "Stop the strife and do not stoke anger," adding, "The battle line is not 'Jang Dong-hyeok versus Han Dong-hoon,' but 'People Power Party versus the Lee Jae-myung administration.' If the People Power Party wins the election, we can save the Republic of Korea in crisis and rebuild the shattered conservatives."
Park said, "Historically, big politics have been necessary for victory, as in China's united front of the Nationalists and Communists or former President Kim Young-sam's three-party merger," adding, "Let's stop all self-harm—line disputes, disciplinary fights, factional conflicts, emotional battles—until the local elections."