Who will join hands with Ahn?
By Jun Ji-hyeWho will join hands with independent lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo is emerging as a big question because he is gathering support from within both conservative and liberal parties.Chung Ki-nam, the former deputy campaign manager from Ahn’s presidential campaign office, said, “There is no reason why Ahn should not recruit figures from the ruling party. It is amateurism to maintain distance from them simply because they are conservative politicians.”There is speculation that six former lawmakers from the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), who created a study group dubbed the “Six Member Meeting,” are among Ahn’s favored choices.The six are: Kim Sung-sik, Chung Tae-geun and Hong Jung-wook who previously served as ruling party lawmakers, and Kim Boo-kyum, Jeong Jang-seon and Kim Young-choon from the DP.Former lawmaker Kim Sung-sik was in charge of Ahn’s campaign strategy team in the run-up to the presidential poll last year.Some political analysts say that the names have been proposed as potential members of
