“Self-proclaimed Successor of a Loyalist Coup Faction”
“Desperate to Play the Role of ‘Little President'”, Lee Jun-seok, a member of the Reform New Party, criticized Han Dong-hoon, representative of the People Power Party, saying that he is trying to act like a “little president.” The photo shows Lee raising his hands towards the members of the People Power Party during a plenary session at the National Assembly on the 2nd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min,
, ‘As Han Dong-hoon, representative of the People Power Party, announced plans to pursue an orderly retirement of President Yoon Suk-yeol alongside Prime Minister Han Deok-soo, Lee Jun-seok of the Reform New Party criticized Han for trying to act like a “little president.”‘,
, ‘On the 8th, Lee posted on his Facebook, “The level of this coup attempt is consistently worse than Prigozhin, aside from right or wrong.” Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia’s private military company Wagner Group, staged an armed rebellion against Russian President Vladimir Putin last June, which was suppressed within a day. Having established the Wagner Group and expanded his influence, Prigozhin, who once positioned himself as close to President Putin, rebelled against the Russian military and later died under mysterious circumstances.’,
, ‘Lee continued, “I still don’t understand why they tried to stage a coup,” criticizing the poorly executed plan and the indecisive behavior regarding their positions after the failed coup. He criticized President Yoon and former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyeon, who were involved in declaring martial law. Aiming at Han, he said, “It’s more pitiful to see someone desperate to play the part of ‘little president,’ self-proclaimed as the successor of someone worse than Prigozhin.” He concluded by saying, “When citizens feel that even impeachment is a luxury, the position of the coup forces will weaken further.”‘,
, Lee Jun-seok, a member of the Reform New Party, criticized Han Dong-hoon, representative of the People Power Party, saying that he is trying to act like a “little president.” Lee’s Facebook,
, ‘On the 7th, ahead of the voting on the impeachment bill against President Yoon, Lee urged, “If you don’t use impeachment as a means against a president who attempted an insurrection with military force, then against which president who violated the constitution and committed a crime would you use it?” He called on members of the People Power Party to vote responsibly as part of the legislative branch. However, during the voting process for President Yoon’s impeachment bill held in the National Assembly on the 7th, only 195 out of 300 lawmakers, including 3 from the People Power Party, participated, leading to the automatic dismissal of the bill due to the lack of the required quorum of 200 lawmakers.’,