Kim Jong-in: "President Moon's Approval Rating Rise? It's Just Psychology Dependent on COVID-19"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hye-min] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, viewed the recent rise in approval ratings for President Moon Jae-in and the ruling party on the 21st as a government dependency psychology due to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

After the provincial party chairpersons' meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Chairman Kim told reporters, "When the COVID-19 situation occurs, the general public's psychology naturally tends to rely on the government," adding, "I do not think that itself is something remarkable."

He expressed displeasure at the ruling party linking the Liberation Day rally with the COVID-19 resurgence, saying, "The reason the second COVID-19 outbreak occurred was because the government excessively advertised its successful response to COVID-19 and ultimately took a complacent approach." He also criticized, "Everyone is trying to overcome this by cooperating and strictly following the guidelines announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the ruling party's attitude of engaging in political strife itself seems childish."

Regarding the Democratic Party of Korea's claim that the United Future Party leadership should issue COVID-19 testing guidelines to party members and politicians who attended the Liberation Day rally, Chairman Kim drew a line, saying, "There is no need to respond childishly to such irrelevant remarks." In response, spokesperson Kim Eun-hye added, "It is common sense that this will be handled without the party's official statement," further explaining, "The political offensive accusing the United Future Party of not taking action is baseless."

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