Kim Jong-in: "Moon Government Acts as if It Has the World in Its Hands... Park's Tragedy Will Be Repeated"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Former Emergency Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party, Kim Jong-in, said on the 20th that the Moon Jae-in administration is "acting as if it has taken control of the entire world."

On the 20th, Kim stated in his memoir published that day, "There is No Eternal Power," that "the current government seems to be completely misreading the results of the 19th presidential election."

He said, "It is necessary to properly interpret the fact that President Moon was elected with only 41% of the vote, the lowest among all presidents except for the four-way race in the 1987 election," adding, "Politics cannot succeed if it becomes intoxicated with election results or, conversely, ignores them."

He continued, "Unless the fundamentally winner-takes-all political structure, where the faction of whoever becomes president takes everything, is changed, the tragedy of Park Geun-hye will be repeated over and over," and argued, "Looking at the current situation, it seems highly unlikely that the incumbent president will comfortably complete his term."

Kim also described Moon Jae-in as "a shy person," sharing an anecdote about how Moon visited his home three times before the 2016 general election to persuade him to take charge of the party.

He said, "He came three times in the middle of the night, but he never came alone," adding, "His companions mainly spoke, and Moon hardly said anything except repeatedly saying, 'Please help me.'"

He also recalled that Democratic Party staff, anticipating defeat in the general election, secretly visited his wife, Professor Kim Mi-kyung, to prepare a 'retirement from politics' statement to be announced after the election, calling them "truly eccentric people."

Regarding his assignment as number two on the proportional representation list, he claimed that although President Moon initially proposed the proportional representation, when the controversy over 'self-nomination' arose later, Moon "did not explain the circumstances and quietly kept silent, subtly enjoying the situation."

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