"Celebrating a bumper crop of 야 candidates" to Jeong Cheong-rae... Kim Geun-sik says "Beware of spreading false rumors"

Kim Geun-sik, Jung Cheong-rae say "King of rude remarks... hope the opposition party keeps its dignity"

Professor Kim Geun-sik of Gyeongnam University, chairman of the Seoul Songpa-byeong district of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, targeted the People Power Party (PPP) by saying, "Congratulations on suddenly experiencing a bounty of candidates," while Kim Geun-sik, a professor at Gyeongnam National University and head of the PPP's Songpa-byeong district committee, criticized on the 16th, "There is a limit to misleading the public (惑世誣民)."

Professor Kim wrote on his Facebook that "Jeong mocked by saying that in last week's poll, there was not a single PPP candidate for the presidential election, and suddenly there is a bounty. I wonder if he is lying knowingly or if he is truly ignorant," expressing his criticism.

He explained, "The Hangil Research poll used a peculiar method. They selected three candidates from the pro-government camp and three from the opposition camp. For the pro-government camp, they listed Lee Nak-yeon, Lee Jae-myung, and Sim Sang-jung, and for the opposition camp, they gave examples of Yoon Seok-youl, Ahn Cheol-soo, and Hong Joon-pyo," adding, "Since no PPP candidate was included among the supported candidates, it is natural that the poll results showed no PPP presidential candidates."

He pointed out, "Even though it was due to the unusual polling method, mocking that there is not a single PPP member in the results?aren't you embarrassed by that yourself?"

Jeong Cheong-rae, Democratic Party of Korea member.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

He also raised his voice, saying, "Even if you mock the People Power Party, it should be based on reasonable grounds. This is not a gang in the neighborhood; is this a free-for-all of nonsense?"

Professor Kim said, "Jeong, who mocks by asking if just calling out the names of Yoo Seung-min, Oh Se-hoon, and Won Hee-ryong on the attendance list makes them presidential candidates," and added, "No matter how much you are a foul-mouthed bully, I hope you keep the boundaries regarding the opposition party. Do you not know that the basic norm of democracy is 'respect and tolerance' for the opponent?"

Finally, he said, "Our opposition party will work even harder. We will reflect more, change, and strive," adding, "So stop making nonsense about other parties' presidential candidates and worry about the Democratic Party's collapse. In fact, it is because of thoughtless remarks like those from Jeong that they are collapsing."

Earlier, on the 15th, Jeong mentioned the results of the next presidential candidate poll and posted a message titled 'Candidate Bounty, Congratulations.'

He said to the PPP, "Congratulations on suddenly experiencing a bounty of candidates after a candidate famine," and added, "Until a few days ago, even if you looked carefully, there were no candidates, but suddenly three appeared. I don't know if they fell from the sky, sprouted from the ground, or came down by parachute."

He continued, "Oh Se-hoon, Yoo Seung-min, and Won Hee-ryong are candidates, and the PPP is a party where if you call out the candidate list like an attendance sheet, they immediately become candidates. In this situation, there could be dozens of candidates."

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