Ha Tae-kyung Visits Bongha Village: "I Will Become the Conservative Roh Moo-hyun"

Content written by Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, in the guestbook after paying respects at the tomb of former President Roh Moo-hyun. Photo by Ha.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jumi Lee] As Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun has begun actively engaging in cooperative governance by visiting the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, pledged to "become the Roh Moo-hyun of conservatism."

On the 9th, Ha stated this on his Facebook, saying, "This is what I wrote after visiting Bongha Village with Mayor Park."

Ha said, "The dream of former President Roh to create a world without privilege and unfairness has yet to take root in Korean society," adding, "A fair society without privilege and unfairness is a task that Korean politics must realize beyond progressivism and conservatism. The second Roh Moo-hyun should emerge not only from the progressives but also from the conservatives."

He continued, "The existing exhausting left-right confrontation, where progressives hate Syngman Rhee and Park Chung-hee, and conservatives undervalue Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, must now be overcome," emphasizing, "Beyond the era of ideology, left and right must join hands and move forward toward a post-ideological, pragmatic, and fair nation."

Ha Tae-kyung, member of the People Power Party. [Photo by Yonhap News]

Earlier, Ha, who is the chairman of the People Power Party's Busan branch, and Mayor Park visited the grave of former President Roh in Bongha Village, Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, on the 9th. This is the first time a conservative mayor of Busan has paid respects at Bongha Village.

After visiting the grave, Mayor Park wrote in the guestbook, "I will carry on President Roh Moo-hyun's will for mature democracy and a fair society."

Before visiting Bongha Village, Ha and Mayor Park also discussed cooperative governance with Park Jae-ho, chairman of the Democratic Party's Busan branch.

A city official explained, "The visit to Bongha Village is an effort for citizen integration," adding, "It also signifies respecting everyone while uniting citizens who have been divided by the recent by-election."

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