Lee Jun-seok: "'Even if I die, Moon' Lee Nak-yeon... 'Even if I die, Park' Taegeukgi Unit has no right to criticize"

Former Lee Jun-seok, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Former People Power Party Supreme Council member Lee Jun-seok directly criticized former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon’s remark that he would "protect President Moon Jae-in even at the risk of death," saying "Now the Democratic Party has no right to criticize the Taegeukgi Unit."

On the 16th, Lee Jun-seok wrote on his Facebook, "Originally, progressive liberals do not have an object of 'loyalty,'" and wrote as follows.

He said, "Because of that, they refused to pledge allegiance by saluting the national flag with the words 'to devote body and mind to the eternal glory of the country and the nation,' and compromised by pledging allegiance only to the eternal glory of a 'free and just Republic of Korea.'"

He continued, "What I felt from Lee Nak-yeon’s remark is that the Democratic Party can never be progressive liberals, and ideologically, it is simply 'patriotic progressivism,' which is the opposite of 'patriotic conservatism.'"

He added, "Now the Democratic Party has no right to criticize the Taegeukgi Unit," and questioned, "In a situation where they say 'I will protect Moon (President Moon) even if I die,' who can criticize the Taegeukgi Unit that says 'I will protect Park (former President Park Geun-hye) even if I die'?"

He further added, "All that remains is to name it something, and since they will not come out holding the Taegeukgi, just attach 'Unit' to whatever they come out holding."

Earlier, on the afternoon of the 15th, former leader Lee Nak-yeon reportedly expressed his determination by saying, "I will protect the president even if I die," in response to the need for differentiation from President Moon Jae-in for presidential candidate positioning, during a meeting with about 20 lawmakers from the Lee Nak-yeon faction within the party.

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