Jeon Won-chaek "Hwang Kyo-ahn, Cause of United Future Party's Election Defeat... Got Used to Showing Off"

Former Lawyer "Hwang Kyo-ahn Shows Bureaucratic Traits in His Walk and Speech"

Former Future United Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon, Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Conservative commentator Lawyer Jeon Won-chek pointed to the lack of leadership of former Future United Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn as the cause of the party's defeat in the April 15 general election, saying, "It's awkward even to dip fish cake in soy sauce."

On the 21st, Lawyer Jeon appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "The leader failed to present a vision. Hwang's current way of speaking, walking, and behavior are very distant from the young people in their 20s and 30s."

He added, "(Hwang's walk) clearly shows a bureaucratic attitude. He carries an air of arrogance," and criticized, "Why is it awkward even to dip fish cake in soy sauce when going to an election? He might as well not go."

He continued, "One must be familiar with the people. What use is it for someone who has never taken the subway before to suddenly ride it and talk to citizens right before the election?" and said, "Whenever I see Korean Party (Future United Party) members leave the party leader's office and walk down the National Assembly corridor, I am always stunned. They carry an air of arrogance."

Lawyer Jeon compared former leader Hwang's leadership to that of former U.S. President Barack Obama. He explained, "Do you know why Obama was popular even among white Americans in their 20s? When he goes up stairs, he never walks but runs up. It's not a conscious act; it's a habit."

Lawyer Jeon Won-chaek. Photo by Yonhap News

Lawyer Jeon also criticized the Future United Party for lacking a clear identity regarding its party color.

He said, "It's nonsense to choose pink as the party's symbolic color. I am still curious who recommended this. It has nothing to do with the party's identity. Red is originally the color of leftist communism, isn't it?"

He also pointed out issues with former leader Hwang's candidate nominations. In response to the question, "Do you think Hwang cut off all those who could rise to presidential candidate level?" he answered, "Yes. The biggest issue is 'self-harm nomination'."

He evaluated, "Primaries should be held in favorable or home districts, and cutoffs should not be arbitrary. Among those running in primaries, candidates unqualified as conservative party nominees should be weeded out, but the nomination committee conducted the screening and strategically nominated candidates uniformly in home districts."

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