Hong Moon-pyo "Is the administrative capital relocation a move to change the situation... Preparing a card through a secret public opinion survey"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Hong Moon-pyo, a member of the Future United Party, criticized the ruling party's claim to relocate the administrative capital as a "tactic to change the subject."

On the 23rd, Hong appeared on TBS's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' and said, "The economy is struggling, and the real estate market is unstable, causing confusion and hardship for the public. Suddenly bringing up this issue makes those shocked by the real estate situation, Seoul citizens, and residents of the metropolitan area suspicious that this is a tactic to calm them down by changing the subject."

He added, "We haven't gathered the overall sentiment, but roughly speaking, it's about 1:9 in numbers," and "(The Future United Party) as a whole is opposed."

Hong said, "First, every policy has its timing and the atmosphere of the moment as a chance, but suddenly saying we will move the capital leaves us in Chungcheong Province dumbfounded," adding, "(In Chungcheong Province) there might be some support, but I personally do not oppose the direction."

He continued, "However, when it comes to whether this is possible, first, how will they overcome the Constitutional Court's ruling on unconstitutionality?" and "Second, if this was a promise made during the last general election by the Democratic Party and many were elected on that basis, then there would be justification, but there has been nothing all along."

Hong pointed out, "You can't just recklessly overturn the Constitutional Court's decision," and "The issue of moving the capital is not limited to Chungcheong Province. It concerns the entire Republic of Korea and the nation."

Regarding public opinion polls related to the relocation of the administrative capital, he also questioned, "Only a few influential figures in the Democratic Party know about these polls; does the public know?" and "Conducting secret polls and then presenting the card because the percentage is high? How shallow a story is that?"

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