Ahn Cheol-soo: "President Moon Should Stop Hiding and Clearly State His Position on the 'Administrative Capital Relocation'"

"Intent to Cover Up Real Estate Policy Failures with the Administrative Capital Issue"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, on the 23rd addressed President Moon Jae-in, saying, “Please clarify your position on relocating the Blue House and the National Assembly to Sejong City, and also why you suddenly brought this up at this point after remaining silent for three years in power.”

At the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Ahn said, “The president should not hide behind the scenes and ‘test the waters’ every time on important national issues but should boldly state his position.”

He pointed out, “People often say the devil is in the details, but the real devil lies in the timing. Of course, completing the administrative capital is necessary. But why now, of all times?” and added, “It is very obvious that the intention is to cover up the failure of real estate policies with the administrative capital issue.”

He continued, “It is being used to whitewash the incompetence and failures of the administration by exploiting the country’s long-term plan to ensure the efficiency of the national administrative system, balanced regional development, and sustainability,” and added, “Along with whitewashing, they are trying to divide the metropolitan area and local regions and stir up regional sentiments to recreate the ‘Again 2002’ presidential election scenario.”

Ahn criticized, “The problem is that the purpose lies elsewhere, and the incompetent administration ultimately messes up valuable agendas and opportunities,” and said, “No one now believes that the Moon Jae-in government, which has swung and missed twenty-two times on real estate policies, will properly achieve long-term national balanced development.”

Ahn said, “This administration has the ability to dodge political crises by recycling agendas and issues, but it lacks the ability to properly implement and execute them. Even three-year-old children know that this is the most incompetent administration ever,” and warned, “If they continue to hide their failures and incompetence with tricks and whitewashing like now, history will record the Moon Jae-in administration as the worst government that created a world where ‘apartments come before people.’”

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