People Power Party Criticizes Kimhae New Airport Cancellation as "Flip-Flopping Ahead of Election"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] On the 17th, the People Power Party criticized the government's decision to scrap the Gimhae New Airport project, saying, "They suddenly changed their stance like flipping the palm just before the election."

Choi Hyung-doo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, issued a statement on the same day, pointing out, "The Moon Jae-in administration, which troubled the citizens of Busan by dragging the new airport issue for four years, changed its position ahead of the 'Democratic Party mayor's sexual misconduct by-election.'

Earlier, the Gimhae New Airport Verification Committee under the Prime Minister's Office announced that the Gimhae New Airport promotion plan "requires fundamental review."

In response, Spokesperson Choi criticized, "The provisional conclusion of the verification committee at the time, led by Lee Nak-yeon, that 'there is no problem as a gateway airport if safety issues are supplemented,' suddenly disappeared," and added, "Even the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the relevant minister, overturned the project that had been said to have 'no problems' throughout the four years of the administration, saying 'the position on Gimhae New Airport is firm.'"

He sharpened his criticism, saying, "Wasn't it the Moon administration that ignored Busan City's continuous requests for re-examination of the new airport? What on earth have they done in the past four years?" and "They did not take any responsibility for false hope and suddenly flipped their stance just before the election."

Spokesperson Choi also said, "President Moon, Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Hyun-mi should first apologize to the people and the citizens of Busan and take responsibility for the sudden change of position," and pointed out, "If important policy projects that determine the country's future are changed arbitrarily according to political gains and losses, what citizen can accept and trust that?"

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