Democratic Party of Korea leader Kim Min-seok called for a comprehensive "zero-point shift" in national perspectives and a creative, horizontal relationship between the party and the Lee Jae Myung administration. Speaking at a National Assembly parliamentary negotiation group meeting on September 7, his first representative speech there since taking office, Kim said the country must respond to the AI revolution, low birth rates, aging, U.S.-China competition and changing inter-Korean relations. Fifteen months into the Lee administration, he said the party and government should accept a rigorous evaluation and restart with renewed resolve while maintaining responsible support. Kim cited improvements in growth, exports, the KOSPI, diplomacy, industrial accidents, suicides, births and rail services, while acknowledging continued household difficulties. He proposed police reform after prosecutorial reform, democratic consultation among eight groups for three major mega projects, closer but mutually accountable government-business cooperation, further market reforms after the third revision of the Commercial Act, and housing policies combining price stability, capital-region supply and improved welfare elsewhere. He also urged bipartisan cooperation on youth policy, housing and the Future Response Fund, supported constitutional amendments and stronger independent security capabilities, and said he planned to visit the United States before the midterm elections for party diplomacy supporting the government.