On the morning of the 30th, during a press conference marking his ‘100th day in office’, Han Dong-hoon, leader of the People Power Party, expressed his desire for the success of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration. Han stated, “More than anyone, I hope that our government remains a successful one,” and expressed regret that the achievements of the ‘four major reforms’ are overshadowed by public disappointment and concerns, preventing them from being properly evaluated.
During the conference, Han emphasized the importance of re-election, stating, “I feel a heavy responsibility to ensure the re-establishment of our administration.” He also reviewed the government’s achievements over the past two and a half years, claiming that it successfully restored the Korea-U.S. alliance productively and improved Korea-Japan relations in a future-oriented manner. He noted a departure from passive diplomacy with North Korea, maintaining strong principles in the North Korea policy.
Han further evaluated the normalization and export of the nuclear energy sector as restoring the broken ecosystem and capturing the opportunity known as the world nuclear renaissance. He mentioned the success in being included in the World Government Bond Index (WGBI) as greatly elevating the standing of Korea’s capital market and economy. Additionally, Han considered the diminishing power of ‘construction violence’ and the ‘Cargo Truckers’ Solidarity strike’ in labor relations as significant achievements.
Regarding ongoing reforms in pension, healthcare, education, and labor driven by the Yoon administration, Han remarked, “These are unavoidable tasks that neither the party nor the administration can abandon, tasks that previous governments could not accomplish. Unfortunately, these reform achievements are not being properly evaluated due to public disappointment and concerns.” He concluded by stating, “If these concerns and disappointments are not addressed, it will be challenging to advance reforms. Conversely, if we address these concerns, reform efforts will gain momentum.”