Representative Jeong Cheong-rae Emphasizes “Lee Jae-myung Government's Success is Priority” at Roh Sa-mo Flash Mob

Representative Jeong Cheong-rae attended a Roh Sa-mo flash mob meeting held during the weekend holiday. This meeting was arranged to communicate with Representative Jeong Cheong-rae's supporters after the national convention and to discuss future plans.

This meeting, prepared by Lee Jin-hyun and others, targeted 'Team Jeong Cheong-rae' supporters, and Representative Jeong used the occasion to state his position on the current political situation.

At the meeting, Representative Jeong Cheong-rae said, “From now on, our task is the success of the Lee Jae-myung administration,” emphasizing that the success of the Lee Jae-myung administration should be the top priority rather than internal party conflicts or divisions.

This message was one of advocating for the government and emphasizing unity, unlike the confrontational or critical messages from hardliners within the party that conservative media outlets like JoongAng Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo, and Dong-A Ilbo had expected.

Writer Yoo Si-min also urged at this meeting, “Do not leave the party. It is more important to accumulate our strength within the party.” This emphasized preventing internal party division and fostering unity for the success of the Lee Jae-myung administration.

Writer Yoo called for building strength and expanding influence within the party rather than leaving it, suggesting a strategic approach to overcome the current situation.

Writer Yoo Si-min's remarks are ultimately interpreted as stemming from a recognition that the leadership of the democratic-progressive camp cannot be surrendered to the pro-Lee Jae-myung faction. This suggests there is a struggle for leadership within the democratic-progressive camp.

There was an atmosphere of sharing the sense of crisis that the decline in approval ratings for the Lee Jae-myung administration could have on the entire democratic-progressive camp, and discussing the need for a strategic response to the current situation.

While fully supporting the current direction of the Lee Jae-myung administration, the pro-Moon faction is also looking to the future, aiming to attract more party members who support them and thus re-emerge as the mainstream within the democratic-progressive camp.

This is interpreted as a strategy to maintain internal power and reclaim the mainstream position through the expansion of their internal faction, separate from their full support for the government's direction.

There is an analysis that unnecessarily creating friction after the national convention could lead to merely providing fodder for conservative media outlets like JoongAng Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo, and Dong-A Ilbo. The intention is to guard against the high possibility that, if this situation continues, Representative Jeong himself could be labeled as a new 'watermelon' (a term for a 'fake' reformist).

This is interpreted as a strategic choice to avoid actions that could be perceived as internal infighting, and to strengthen party unity to protect themselves from external attacks.