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Mayor Hong Joon-pyo of Daegu. Yonhap News
홍준표 대구시장이 “If the ruling party cannot protect the president and is in disarray, President Yoon Seok-yeol may not be able to avoid a major decision to leave the party,” suggesting the possibility of leaving the party.
Mayor Hong stated on Facebook on the 26th, “When the June National Assembly opens, overwhelming majority opposition members and strong opposition parties will target the Yoon administration. As the ruling party, when the national power is not standing by President Yoon and is in disarray, President Yoon will have no choice,” hinting at the possibility of President Yoon leaving the party.
Hong warned, “In that case, the People Power Party may not even become the ruling party and may be reduced to a minority party, or it could become a party of a miscellaneous group. A party led by those who only seek immediate profit and self-interest will inevitably walk the path to extinction.”
Park Ji-won, a newly elected member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Yonhap News
Democratic Party member Park Ji-won also concurred with Mayor Hong’s observation. On the same day, he mentioned Hong’s post on Facebook, agreeing with “If the ruling party fails to support the president properly, the president may make a significant decision.”
Park criticized, “If the opposition leader responds to major political proposals with trickery and even criticizes strategic large concessions, the current support rate in the 20% range will further decline.” He also stated, “Like ignoring a distant mountain on the problem of a population cliff, climate change, and regional extinction issues, and the livelihoods of ordinary people are being cut due to rising prices and interest burdens.”
He continued, “Support for non-Yoon candidates surpasses that for the ruling party leader, Che Sang-byeong, Kim Geon-hee, while a special prosecutor pressures the people. From Lee Jae-myung, Cho Kuk, and Lee Jun-seok to Han Dong-hoon? It could become a four-sided issue.” and claimed, “The impeachment train could depart.”
The ruling party’s role is interpreted as a request for a special prosecutor’s acceptance and a change in the direction of state affairs.
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