"'Doridori, Kkambbakkkambbak' Seems Unaware of Own Words"… Ruling Party Shakes Head Mocking Yoon

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is answering reporters' questions after finishing his presidential election candidacy press conference at the Maeheon Yun Bong-gil Memorial Hall in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 29th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] The ruling party is facing mocking criticism over former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's habit of shaking his head.

On the 29th, Yoon officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election and was seen shaking his head from side to side several times, which was pointed out as awkward and appearing anxious.

Former Democratic Party lawmaker Choi Min-hee harshly criticized on Facebook, saying, "Dori dori, blink blink... Stability of mind comes before challenging the presidential election," adding, "It looks unsettling."

Choi Kang-wook, leader of the Open Democratic Party, posted a photo on Facebook with the phrase, "He seems to be shaking his head repeatedly as if he doesn't even know what he's saying." Although he did not mention any names, the post was interpreted as criticism of the press conference following Yoon's presidential candidacy announcement.

A post uploaded on Facebook by Choi Kang-wook, leader of the Open Democratic Party, on the 29th. Photo by Choi Kang-wook

Former Open Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jin-ae also commented, "A brief review of Yoon Seok-yeol's first presidential press conference: 'Yoon dori dori,'" pointing out, "No direct answers, vague responses, misunderstanding of key concepts and vocabulary, no policy proposals, evasion of questions. His face reddened as time went on, with the emerging 'eu-eo-ma speech style' and increasingly rapid blinking."

On the other hand, the opposition praised Yoon's press conference as an "excellent speech." Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, stated, "It was an impressive straightforward and concrete speech, not the ambiguous language rejected by the younger generation," and added, "I confirmed that his thoughts are not significantly different from the majority of citizens hoping for a regime change."

Some netizens also reacted with comments such as, "The best criticism they can come up with is dori dori," "They have nothing to pick on, so they criticize his habit of shaking his head," and "It seems there is no rebuttal to the content."

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