Jang Je-won: "The People Judged the Opposition Not Because They Like the Democratic Party, But Because They Dislike the United Future Party"

Jang Je-won, Member of the Future United Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Shin-won] Jang Je-won, a member of the Future United Party who secured a third term by winning the Busan Sasang District in the April 15 general election, lamented the crushing defeat of the Future United Party in this election.

On the 17th, Jang posted on his Facebook, saying, "This morning, I feel a heavy heart about the party's bleak future," and opened up, "How did it get this broken? How did it come to be so completely ignored by the people?"

He continued, "Even if we dismiss the responsibility for the nomination turmoil, the strategy and messages disconnected from public sentiment, and the incompetent hesitation full of an authoritarian attitude with zero charm as things of the past, I feel a chill thinking about what to do going forward," and pointed out, "The meaning of four consecutive defeats spanning the 20th general election, the presidential election, local elections, and the 21st general election is collapse."

Jang said, "The ignorant judgment that the failures of the Moon Jae-in administration and a half-hearted, sloppy unification would bring us victory does not work," adding, "If you say 'We will give 1 million won to the bottom 70% income group,' childish responses like 'Let's give 500,000 won to all citizens' can only become the subject of public ridicule."

He then analyzed, "The people who gave the Democratic Party a victory of 180 seats are not because they 'like the Democratic Party,' but because they 'dislike the United Party.' This is despite the Democratic Party shamelessly creating satellite parties while pushing through the mixed-member proportional representation system under the guise of political reform, the incompetent administration that ruined people’s livelihoods, the Blue House suspected of interfering in the Ulsan mayoral election, and the deceptive regime that tried to turn the Cho Kuk incident into a prosecution reform issue."

He also criticized, "(The United Party) has become a party hated by the moderate voters and a party that causes concern among our own supporters."

Finally, he emphasized, "Now we are heading to the test of fate: will we go to the funeral hall, or to the delivery room where new life is born? We will face the valley of death with resolute determination."

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