Won Hee-ryong: "Discussion on Pardoning Former Presidents Should Be a Turning Point in National Governance"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Won Hee-ryong, the opposition presidential candidate and Governor of Jeju, expressed his welcome regarding the discussions on pardoning former presidents, emphasizing that "this should become a turning point in national governance."

On the 2nd, Governor Won stated through Facebook, "This discussion must become a turning point in national governance."

He said, "The pardon proposal by Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, should be understood as a commitment to move away from divisive governance and to focus on unity starting from the new year," adding, "The fight against COVID-19 is the biggest challenge this year. Unity and a future vision, not division and conflict, must be at the center."

Governor Won said, "If the ruling party leader's recent remarks are a public opinion test to slow down the decline in the ruling party's approval ratings, the backlash will be severe," and added, "From this perspective, it is better to proceed with concrete discussions without delay." He emphasized, "The incumbent president must decide to leave the evaluation of former presidents' mistakes to history once judicial judgments are concluded."

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