Jang Dong-hyuk says, “If the president is not ready to play his role, a meeting is meaningless”
Kim Jae-won addresses Jeong Cheong-rae: “Don’t show up for talks if you won’t even shake hands”,
Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, speaks at a Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 8th. 2025.9.8/News1 © News1 Shin Woong-soo,
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, ‘(Seoul=News1) Seo Sang-hyuk, Park Ki-hyun, and Son Seung-hwan – Ahead of President Lee Jae-myung’s meeting with the ruling and opposition party leaders on the 8th, the People Power Party increased pressure, stating “if there is no change, the meeting is meaningless.”‘,
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, ‘At the Supreme Council meeting this morning, Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, stated, “Right now in Korea, the president is invisible, and only the special counsel is visible. In the National Assembly, only the Democratic Party is visible. If the president is not ready to play his role in changing this situation, today’s meeting will be nothing but a show for the public.”‘,
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, ‘He added, “I hope this meeting becomes an opportunity for the president to play a role in resolving the current difficult political landscape, curbing the Democratic Party’s dominance in the Assembly, and halting the reckless investigations of the political special counsel. Only with such a will to change will this meeting be meaningful to the public.”‘,
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, ‘President Lee Jae-myung is scheduled to meet with Jeong Cheong-rae, leader of the Democratic Party, and Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, at the Yongsan Presidential Office at 12 PM today.’,
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, ‘Kim Jae-won, a Supreme Council member, directly addressed Jeong Cheong-rae, the Democratic Party leader attending the meeting, saying, “Democracy begins by recognizing opponents with different thoughts. Will you extend a hand and shake hands with Leader Jang Dong-hyuk? Or will you show the face of a democracy destroyer? If you plan to show such a face, don’t appear at this venue.”‘,
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, ‘He continued, “If you do not recognize the leader of the opposition party and do not intend to accept even a little of the opposition’s advice, there is no need to attend the meeting. If you intend to label the People Power Party as a rebel party and fabricate non-existent crimes with a special court, today’s meeting is meaningless.”‘,
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, ‘Song Eon-seok, the floor leader, criticized the proposed government organization law reform, which centers on the abolition of the prosecution office, saying, “The reform is an indiscriminate experiment on the government and constitutional order. They plan to establish a permanent special counsel system where the special counsel will direct the national investigation agency after the special counsel’s investigation period ends. This is not satisfactory enough, so they plan to install a special court and suddenly expand the number of Supreme Court justices to 26.”‘,
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, ‘He further criticized, “Even when we look ahead 100 years, there is concern about how to secure competitiveness in the international community, yet how can a leader with a 5-year term recklessly destroy the basic order of national institutions like a madman swinging a sword?”‘,
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, ‘Kim Min-su, another Supreme Council member, pointed out, “The Democratic Party has previously pushed through the establishment of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials to use it as a tool of power,” and added, “Is the Lee Jae-myung regime intending to abolish the prosecution office and use the Senior Investigation Agency as a tool to remove political opponents? Is it their intention to erase prosecutorial powers to cover up all crimes originating from the Democratic Party?”‘,
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, ‘Woo Jae-jun, the youth Supreme Council member, criticized Kim Byung-gi, the Democratic Party’s floor leader, over allegations concerning his child’s college admission, saying, “If a member of parliament’s position is used for a child’s academic issues and entangled with supporting businesses with potential conflicts of interest, this is a clear case of power abuse and potentially a criminal case. A special counsel, which the Democratic Party so favors, should be appointed in such cases.”