Joo Ho-young and Ahn Cheol-soo Gathered in One Place... 'Ontact' Youth Policy Meeting

Joo Ho-young "Youth Must Actively Participate in Politics"
Ahn Cheol-soo "Sorry as a Member of the Older Generation"
Heo Eun-ah "Hypocrisy of the Ruling Class, Including Choo's Son, Destroys the Soul"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party, gathered in one place on the 11th. They gave congratulatory speeches at the youth policy meeting "Ontact: Connection Link" hosted by Heo Eun-ah, a member of the People Power Party, that afternoon. This event was organized to diagnose issues such as ▲the public medical school problem ▲real estate policies and housing issues for the younger generation ▲the second round of disaster relief funds from the perspective of youth and to seek policy alternatives.

Floor leader Joo first expressed, "I am grateful that our leader Ahn also came to give a congratulatory speech." He emphasized, "I believe young people should actively participate in politics. Youth is the time when people pursue justice and fairness the most. During the April 19 Revolution, university students stood up and corrected the wrong established politics. Even now, there are many wrongs, and it is necessary to correct them with the clean and fresh perspective of the youth."

Joo added, "Current youth policies are not established from the youth's standpoint but from the perspective of established politicians, so they do not work properly and fail to protect the interests of young people. If you provide many good opinions, I will discuss them with the party's policy committee and reflect them."

Leader Ahn said, "It must be very difficult now. As a member of the older generation, I always feel truly sorry," and added, "To solve this situation, young people need to raise their voices even more."

Regarding the public medical school issue, Ahn suggested discussing ▲whether it was appropriate to propose the public medical school policy during the COVID-19 pandemic ▲whether increasing the number of doctors alone can solve the shortage of essential medical personnel in fields such as internal medicine, surgery, and obstetrics ▲and whether establishing a public medical school is the right approach.

Representative Heo said, "South Korea is struggling a lot due to COVID-19. More than the physical difficulties caused by the disease, there is something that makes us suffer more: the suffering of the soul," and added, "Values such as fairness and justice, freedom and rule of law, market and effort have enriched the soul of our society. However, the hypocrisy of the ruling class, including the daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk and the son of Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae, is destroying the soul of our society."

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