Sim Sang-jung: "Moon Government Betrayed Candlelight Citizens... Democratic Party Became Establishment"

"Justice Party to Lead the Way for a New Republic of Korea"

Sim Sang-jung, Justice Party member. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Sim Sang-jung, a member of the Justice Party, criticized on the 10th, the 4th anniversary of the Moon Jae-in administration, saying, "The Moon Jae-in government has betrayed the candlelight citizens."

On the same day, Sim, who hosted the discussion forum titled "The Era of Great Transformation, Seeking New Politics," spoke as a presenter, stating, "We can no longer expect reform through the Democratic Party. It has become vested interests and a target for reform."

Sim said, "Currently, advanced countries are successively presenting master plans to overcome the climate crisis and resolve inequality, but the government and ruling party are trapped in double standards politics and are preoccupied with complaint-handling style politics," adding, "The Democratic Party's 20-year rule theory (by former leader Lee Hae-chan) is not about continuous reform but merely a theory of long-term rule."

Sim stated, "The goal of the Justice Party cannot be to merely drive reform," and "We will hold on to the frustrated dream of the candlelight movement and take the lead in changes toward a new Republic of Korea."

Regarding the next presidential election, Sim suggested, "It should be a competition of visions for a great transformation in the post-COVID-19 era, not about any particular figure or party," and proposed, "Let's end the winner-takes-all two-party system and open an era of coalition politics."

On the same day, Yeo Young-guk, leader of the Justice Party, said in a congratulatory speech, "We must now create a new political arena where diverse values can compete for the safe lives of citizens," and added, "We will roll up our sleeves again and stake our lives to restore the ruined political reform."

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