Seomin Evaluates Seoul Mayoral Candidates... "Choo Mi-ae, a Person Who Undermined the Rule of Law... Park Ju-min, Did Nothing"

Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, and Professor Seo Min from Dankook University are discussing the current government’s health policies during a vaccine talk held on the Ahn Cheol-soo YouTube channel. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] On the 19th, Professor Seo-min from Dankook University College of Medicine evaluated the Seoul mayoral candidates mentioned by both the ruling and opposition parties.

On that day, Professor Seo spoke about the Seoul mayoral candidates on YTN Radio's 'Hwang Bo-seon's Start of a New Morning.' Regarding the prominent Democratic Party candidates, including Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun and Minister of Justice Chu Mi-ae, who are women, he said, "Being a woman does not necessarily mean being suitable for the MeToo movement, and in fact, these individuals did not play any role when Mayor Park Won-soon was in office," adding, "I don't think it's right to say that just because they are women, they are automatically sexually clean."

He particularly criticized Minister Chu, saying, "She has completely undermined the rule of law, and if such a person runs for Seoul mayor now, it would actually be very advantageous for the opposition party."

Regarding Democratic Party lawmaker Park Joo-min, he said, "Originally, he became a member of the National Assembly to investigate the truth about the Sewol ferry disaster, but I think he has done nothing so far," and criticized, "Ignoring that and now challenging for Seoul mayor? This only makes me think he used the Sewol ferry incident for his political position."

He added, "If the Democratic Party fields candidates, there are people like lawmaker Park Yong-jin or former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop, who have such public trust, so I feel regretful wondering why there are only candidates like those."

When asked if there are suitable figures on the opposition side, he said, "It's not that there are no figures at all," but pointed out, "What I don't understand is that they all say they will run for president, but the party is in a dire crisis, so is it right for them to pursue their personal interests?"

Regarding Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and Board of Audit and Inspection Chairman Choi Jae-hyung being mentioned as presidential candidates, he said, "That is proof that the opposition has no figures," adding, "Because there is no one willing to risk their position to sound the alarm against this administration's arrogance, these two have emerged." He continued, "I am skeptical about whether these two would be competitive if they actually enter politics," concluding that there are no suitable figures either for mayoral or presidential candidates.

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