“Starbucks in the Election Campaign”
“Seoul Police Turned into Lee Jae-myung’s Detective Agency”,
Jang Dong-hyuk, a senior campaign committee member of the People’s Power Party, takes a drink of water during a meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 25th. Yonhap News,
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, Jang Dong-hyuk, a senior campaign committee member of the People’s Power Party, raised his voice on the 25th against the government’s and ruling party’s criticism of Starbucks over the “5/18 Tank Day” marketing controversy, calling it “a public trial for the local elections.” He predicted that Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party would carry on as if nothing happened, drinking Starbucks coffee, once the June 3 local elections pass.’,
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, ‘Jang, during a campaign committee meeting in Yeouido, declared, “I’ll make a prediction. The Starbucks boycott will last only until June 3.”’,
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, ‘He claimed that attempts were being made to divert public anger over the cancellation of Lee Jae-myung’s trial to Starbucks, stating, “The target of this election campaign’s slogan is Starbucks. It’s either the slogan or Starbucks. I hope the people will judge.”’,
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, ‘He also criticized the Democratic Party in 2016 for vehemently opposing the THAAD deployment due to alleged electromagnetic waves, only to have Moon Jae-in express support for the deployment within a month of his presidency in 2017, as the opposition vanished.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, he accused the Democratic Party of misleading the public in 2023 by labeling Fukushima’s nuclear waste as a hazard, only for Lee Jae-myung to discuss importing Fukushima seafood in Japan.’,
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, ‘Jang aimed his criticism at Democratic Party candidates for city and provincial governorships, stating they should retract the nominations of Song Young-gil in Incheon and Woo Sang-ho in Gangwon, who were associated with derogatory activities related to the 5/18 Gwangju event. He further called for Jeong Won-oh (Seoul mayoral candidate) to resign for using the 5/18 event as a shield against accusations of alcohol-induced violence.’,
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, ‘Referring to the editing of Kim Tae-heum’s (People’s Power Party candidate for Chungnam governor) statements in an MBC debate, Jang pointed out that while the party complained about the editing, police have not acted, despite decisively raiding opposition party premises. On the other hand, the Starbucks investigation swiftly concluded within a day with Chairman Chung Yong-jin being charged, contrasting with the year-long inaction in the case involving former Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Byung-gi, likening the police to a detective agency working for Lee Jae-myung.’,
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