Jang Je-won: "Democratic Party Dominated by Pro-Moon Hegemony... Kim Jong-in's Emergency Committee Must Be Humble"

"People Power Party Must Reflect on Whether It Is Repeating the Politics of Subtraction"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 5th, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, criticized the controversy over the pardons of former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, saying, “A person who is said to be a core member of the pro-Moon faction dismissed the pardon proposal raised by the party leader as a personal political conviction,” and added, “If it does not suit the tastes of the hardline pro-Moon forces, even a legitimately elected party leader from the party convention is dismissed as just an individual, which is a chilling situation.”

On the same day, Jang said on Facebook, “The Democratic Party of Korea has become a party dominated by pro-Moon hegemony, where no one can survive if they fall out of favor with the hardline pro-Moon faction, not even the party leader,” and added, “Not only Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party leader who has been backing down due to daily backlash from the hardline pro-Moon supporters, but also ambitious politicians such as Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae and Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Du-kwan are engaging in unreasonable antics to gain favor with them, which is astonishing.”

Jang pointed out, “In the past, the Democratic Party lost power and fell to a party with only 81 seats due to the hegemonic games of the pure-blooded activist ruling class, steeped in a sense of chosenness called pro-Roh hegemony. The ghost of that pro-Roh hegemony has now been reborn as pro-Moon hegemony and is swallowing the Democratic Party again,” and added, “The massive Democratic Party with 180 seats is also stranded and sinking due to the hardline pro-Moon supporters.”

Jang said, “The People Power Party is no exception. We must not forget our distorted past, which created childish neologisms such as ‘Jinbak discriminator,’ ‘Pro-Park massacre,’ ‘All things go well,’ ‘The Blue House trio,’ ‘Sip-sang-si,’ and ‘Cheongwadae kids,’ whether or not they had substance,” and added, “We must reflect on whether we are merely repeating the politics of exclusion, subtraction, and arrogance, just wrapped in the new packaging of reform.”

Jang said, “The Kim Jong-in emergency committee must be humble before the people. I believe that when it can abandon itself and embrace everyone, the people will give it a chance to govern,” and added, “The Democratic Party, intoxicated with power and becoming arrogant and radical, and the People Power Party, busy calculating benefits from the spillover effect, the side that wakes up first will win the election that determines fate.”

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