Park Ji-won: "What kind of incident is 5·18? Doubting Hwang Kyo-ahn's fundamental mental state"

Park Ji-won, member of the Alternative New Party. Photo by Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Hwang Kyo-ahn, leader of the Liberty Korea Party, was criticized by Park Ji-won, a member of the Alternative New Party, for saying "some kind of incident in the 1980s." Park said, "I doubt the fundamental mental state of Leader Hwang."

On the 11th, appearing on YTN Radio's 'Noh Young-hee's Start of a New Morning,' Park said, "He is refusing to acknowledge the May 18 Democratic Uprising to the core. This is unacceptable."

He continued, "Especially for someone running for the general election in Jongno, Seoul, and aiming to be a presidential candidate, how can he refer to the May 18, 1980 event as 'some kind of incident'?"

Park said, "(Leader Hwang) doesn't even want to mention May 18 itself, so he calls it 'that kind of incident' or 'some kind of incident.' Also, he supposedly brought 50 won to buy ramen broth, but who would believe that?"

Regarding Leader Hwang's late decision to run in Jongno, Park said, "He was hesitant but finally went out. Regardless, the leader of the main opposition party going to a tough district like Jongno, regardless of his own election outcome, is a commendable act," adding, "I highly appreciate it."

Park also commented on Yoo Seung-min, a member of the New Conservative Party, declaring he would not run in the general election, saying, "The declaration itself was a necessary step for conservative unity." He added, "I have consistently believed that it was right for Leader Hwang to leave Jongno and for Yoo to leave Daegu, and if not, both should declare non-candidacy as a path to conservative unity. Both making such decisions is meaningful."

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