[President-Political Dialogue] Yuseongyeop: "Government Clearly Failed in COVID Response, But Now Is Not the Time to Assign Blame"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Yu Seong-yeop, co-representative of the Minsaeng Party, said on the 28th, "The government's initial response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was clearly a failure, but now is not the time to point fingers." He criticized the election law revision as a "half-baked election law."

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Co-representative Yu said at a dialogue with President Moon Jae-in and leaders of ruling and opposition parties at the National Assembly in the afternoon, "The government's complacent judgment and response, falling into a sense of safety negligence, have escalated the situation like this."

He said, "The government should have been more vigilant and thorough. However, now is not the time to blame anyone. Taking today's meeting as an opportunity, all ruling and opposition political circles must immediately stop political strife and engage in bipartisan cooperation to overcome the disaster."

He urged the government to promptly enact a supplementary budget for COVID-19, saying, "The supplementary budget should include not only costs for COVID-19 quarantine and inspection but also practical support measures to mitigate the economic shock."

Regarding the Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party, which are controversial for their satellite parties through proportional representation, he pointed out, "They have only produced a grand fraud with satellite parties called the Future Korea Party and the Open Democratic Party."

He emphasized, "Trick politics and flip-flopping politics ultimately mock and deceive the people," adding, "We need politics of coexistence and harmony through a decentralized constitutional amendment and proper election reform, and more grand and progressive politics."

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