Yuseong Yeop: "Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye 'ruined the economy'... Moon administration made it worse"

Yuseongyeop Negotiation Group Representative Speech
"Emergency COVID-19 Budget Must Be Immediately Formulated"
Democratic Party's 'Fandom Politics' Danger
United Future Party Cannot See the Beam in Their Own Eye

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Yoo Seong-yeop, floor leader of the Democratic Integration Assembly, criticized the Moon Jae-in administration on the 20th, saying, "The reality is that instead of reviving the economy ruined by the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations, it is being further damaged," and added, "As a government chosen by the candlelight public sentiment, it should have carried out a government with no shame, but I want to ask whether it has truly done so."

In his morning speech to the National Assembly's negotiation group representatives, Floor Leader Yoo said, "Our economy, which has been continuously stagnant with growth rates of 3.3% under the Lee Myung-bak administration and 3.0% under the Park Geun-hye administration, seemed to have started quite well at 3.2% in 2017, the first year of the Moon Jae-in administration, but it fell to 2.7% the following year and ultimately received the worst score of 2.0% last year," calling it "a clear failure of economic policy."

Regarding the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), Floor Leader Yoo said, "The quarantine and prevention system implemented by our government since the full outbreak was not bad," but also evaluated, "Of course, there were regrettable parts. It would have been better if entry restrictions had been imposed earlier and traveler quarantine had been strengthened." He continued, "This COVID-19 crisis could be a death sentence for our country's economy," emphasizing, "We must immediately prepare a 'COVID supplementary budget' even now."

Floor Leader Yoo also launched sharp criticism at the Democratic Party and the United Future Party. He said, "The biggest problem facing politics right now is fandom. Because fandom does not allow internal criticism, voices of self-reflection and whistleblowers have long lost their place," and sharpened his words, "Doesn't the case of Professor Im Mi-ri's accusation alone clearly show how narrow-minded and dangerous fandom politics is?"

He further pointed out, "The United Future Party, the successor of the Saenuri Party and the Liberty Korea Party, is fiercely criticizing President Moon Jae-in and the ruling party," adding, "The forces whose two presidents have become subjects of impeachment and are being held accountable, who have monopolized state affairs and accumulated deep-rooted evils without reflection and only obstructed, are now criticizing the Moon Jae-in government, which is like pointing out specks in others' eyes while failing to see the beams in their own."

Floor Leader Yoo stated, "We must fundamentally change the political structure through a decentralized constitutional amendment and proper election reform that reflects the true public sentiment, and change our political culture," emphasizing, "A bold transformation of political systems and culture is urgently needed."

He also appealed for support for third-party politics. He said, "The Democratic Integration Assembly aims to drive out fake progressives and fake conservatives from the political arena of the Republic of Korea," and added, "Only true conservatives and true progressives will remain to focus on reviving the economy and responsibly caring for the socially vulnerable, practicing genuine politics."

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