Minsaengdang's Kim Jeong-hwa: "Ahn Cheol-soo, Stop Discussing Politics and Return to Daegu"

"The People Want 'Doctor Ahn Cheol-soo'... Not a Conservative Presidential Candidate"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Kim Jeong-hwa, co-chair of the Minsaeng Party's joint election committee, criticized Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, for announcing a “special statement on opposition to populism and the emergency disaster relief policy” on the 10th, saying, “(Ahn) says that the disaster relief fund should be based on ‘selective support’ as a principle,” adding, “This appears to be a concern for the country on the surface, but in reality, it is merely a propaganda strategy aimed at politically exploiting the situation to gain support from conservative voters.”

At the Central Election Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Kim said, “The livelihoods of our fellow citizens are on the brink of collapse. We are all struggling,” and added, “Opposing emergency measures to save these livelihoods by invoking political logic is nothing but the ‘old-fashioned politics’ we have seen countless times before.”

Kim also pointed out, “It is deplorable that Ahn’s perception of the situation involves injecting political logic even into emergency disaster measures,” and said, “It is no different from openly declaring himself a reactionary conservative politician.”

Kim stated, “What the people want is Dr. Ahn Cheol-soo, not the conservative presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo,” and urged, “Instead of leisurely discussing politics while running a marathon in front of our livelihoods that are in intensive care, please return to Daegu and provide medical care to even one more fellow citizen.”

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