Hosts, Sound of Applause, “Are they spies?” “Should we be separate from Jeolla Province”
Democratic Party responds, “Have they lost their minds?” Calls for apology to prevent recurrence. “The controversy over the ‘Jeolla Province insult’ arose at the People Power Party’s national convention.”,
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Scene of the ‘Regional Insult Controversy’ at the People Power Party’s National Convention. / Video = MBN,
, ‘At the People Power Party’s national convention held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do yesterday (23rd), Yang Jong-A, a member of the People Power Party’s National Convention Election Management Committee, and Kim Byung-Chan, a former KBS announcer, hosted the event.’,
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, ‘The problematic remarks were made during the process of hearing cheers from each region at the event.’,
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, ‘Former announcer Kim said, “There are still some people who have not clapped yet,” and stated, “These people cannot reveal their WJD(?) identity… Like some kind of spy,” and Election Management Committee member Yang asked, “Oh really? Jeolla Province? Should we do it separately?”‘,
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Democratic Party candidate Han Jun-Ho. / Photo = MBN,
, ‘Members of the Democratic Party immediately pushed back.’,
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, ‘Democratic Party candidate Han Jun-Ho held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Center and urged for an apology for the offensive remarks, stating, “‘Those who do not clap are spies,’ ‘Spies are from Jeolla Province,’ Without thinking this way, it is impossible to understand such a statement.”‘,
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, ‘Candidate Kang Seon-Woo also took to Facebook to criticize, “What excuses will the mentally unstable People Power Party come up with this time?” and directly targeted the insult to Jeolla Province by the new leadership of the People Power Party as extremely outstanding.’,
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, ‘Han Byung-Do, a member of the Jeolla Province Party, also targeted the People Power Party on Facebook, saying, “Aren’t Jeolla Province residents also citizens?” and urged for prevention of recurrence.’,
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