On the 10th, Jang wrote on his social media, “If Han wants to prove he’s competitive, he should win in a three-way race. Demanding that the People Power Party abstain from nominating a candidate is a shameless, brazen claim.”
Jang pointed to polls showing former Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik leading while Han trailed, and asked, “What party would give up a district to an independent who polls third while keeping its top-ranked candidate?”
He also accused Han of canceling the nominations of primary winners during his time as interim committee chair and of insisting on parachute candidates. “He kept repeating, like a broken record, that independents would never be allowed back into the party,” Jang said.
“Now that Han finds himself in a difficult position, he demands no nomination and hints at rejoining the party after an independent victory,” Jang added. “Hearing him say things that are 180 degrees different from his 2024 statements, with no shame, shows he has become an old-guard politician.”
He concluded, “Don’t expect the freebie of no nomination. If you’re confident, compete in a three-way race. If that hands the Democratic Party an unexpected advantage, he will once again be a traitor to the conservative cause.”
