“Cho Kuk pretends to be a man of the people and then immediately spreads outrageous remarks”
“Released and didn’t fail our expectations… will make the People Power Party a strong party”,
Jang Dong-hyeok, a candidate for the People Power Party leader, is preparing for a second broadcast debate at KBS in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 17th. 2025.8.17/News1 © News1 National Assembly Photojournalists,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Reporter Park So-eun = Jang Dong-hyeok, a member running for the People Power Party’s national convention on August 22, criticized former People’s Revolutionary Party leader Cho Kuk’s actions after his special pardon, saying on the 19th, “It’s like Lee Jae-myung, like Cho Kuk.”‘,
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, ‘Jang Dong-hyeok stated on Facebook that morning, “The approval ratings of President Lee Jae-myung are continuously plummeting,” and expressed this sentiment.’,
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, ‘He said, “Following humiliating tariff negotiations, legislative rampages with laws like the broadcasting control law and the strike-promoting law ignited the situation, and the pardons of Cho Kuk and Youn Mi-hyang added fuel to the fire.” He added, “Cho Kuk did not disappoint anyone and continued his ‘Joman Daejang-gyeong’ (a play on words suggesting his past SNS posts are foretelling like the Heinsa Tripitaka) behavior immediately after being released.”‘,
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, ‘He continued by criticizing, “Having a meal at a high-end Korean beef restaurant, pretending to connect with ordinary people with soybean paste stew, only to then spread outrageous remarks. He mentioned running for election next year to ‘put an end to the People Power Party.'”,
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, ‘He further stated, “We’ll innovate the People Power Party into a strong party to bring down the Democratic Party, the Lee Jae-myung administration, and the Cho Kuk Revolutionary Party in next year’s election. We’ll prove that the people have not yet forgiven Cho Kuk, whom Lee Jae-myung pardoned. The Lee Jae-myung administration will pay dearly for pardoning Cho Kuk and Youn Mi-hyang.”‘,
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