Democratic Party: "People Power Party, which caused impeachment and fielded a presidential candidate, should first apologize for the past"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] On the 1st, the Democratic Party of Korea sharply criticized the People Power Party's strong criticism of the nomination for the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections, saying, "First, apologize to the people and history for the mistakes that ruined the Republic of Korea along with two former presidents."

Shin Young-dae, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, said in a statement on the same day, "The Democratic Party apologizes to the people for causing the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections due to the mistakes of its affiliated mayors." He added that the party conducted a party-wide vote, explaining, "As a responsible ruling party, we are guaranteeing citizens' right to choose through candidate nominations and asking whether to approve or disapprove of being judged."

Spokesperson Shin pointed out, "Today, the People Power Party belittled these efforts of the Democratic Party through a press briefing," and added, "Before criticizing the Democratic Party's party-wide vote, they should first state their position on the scheduled imprisonment of former President Lee Myung-bak tomorrow."

He said, "The administration of former President Lee, which began with lies, caused the commercialization of the nation through projects such as the Four Major Rivers Project, the Yongsan tragedy, and resource development corruption, as well as the regression of democracy." He continued, "Former President Park Geun-hye also caused national tragedies such as the National Intelligence Service and military comment manipulation incidents, the death and manipulation of farmer Baek Nam-gi, and the Sewol ferry disaster, and was impeached and imprisoned due to Choi Soon-sil's state affairs manipulation."

Spokesperson Shin raised his voice, saying, "The Saenuri Party, the predecessor of the People Power Party, caused the first impeachment in constitutional history, leading to tremendous social chaos, yet shamelessly changed its party name to the Liberty Korea Party and nominated a presidential candidate in the early election without a single word to the people," and added, "Before talking about the future, they must first apologize for their mistakes."

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