After finishing the post of prime minister and returning to the Democratic Party of Korea, former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok laid out the Democratic Party's reform direction. Kim said the party "must set the course to become a winning Democratic Party again."
Kim, who attended a lawmakers' workshop in Yongsan District, Seoul, on the 3rd, met with reporters and said, "The Democratic Party must establish a direction to win again," adding, "I believe we need to change quickly by reorganizing the system."
The party innovation measures Kim proposed include government support for mega projects, innovation into a youth-friendly party, sorting out issues of integration and solidarity, a party of party member sovereignty, and a shift to an AI party, and he said there would be a series of debates on them.
Kim went on to say, "Through 100 online questions and 100 answers, we will invite the media and various YouTubers to the party member zone at the Democratic Party headquarters to hold Q&A sessions and debates so that party members and supporters can all watch."
He added, "It is desirable for the democratic camp, if possible, to take the results of this election as a serious crisis and, to turn it into a winning Democratic Party again, to enter the essence through comprehensive debate."
Kim also addressed his reference to the Democratic Party as a "governing opposition party" during a radio appearance that day, saying, "A governing party will find it difficult to do politics or to win by saying, 'Those people are bad,'" and, "A governing party's basic duty is to gain the public's support through results and to expand its support base."