Park Yong-jin: "'Basic Housing' Name Alone Won't Do... People See It as an 'Unstable Candidate'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Park Yong-jin, a presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, directly criticized Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung's basic housing policy on the 15th, saying, "Is it acceptable to confuse the public by saying different things every time to avoid the situation?" and "Will the public trust candidate Lee Jae-myung like this?"

On the same day, Park said on Facebook, "It has become clear again why the public thinks of candidate Lee Jae-myung as a 'politician who changes his words' and an 'unstable candidate'." He added, "Candidate Lee Jae-myung claimed in a media interview that the basic housing in 'Jigeum District' in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, is named 'Jangsumyeong Housing'." However, 'Jigeum District' is not the basic housing that candidate Lee Jae-myung promises, and Jangsumyeong Housing is a completely different concept," he said, adding, "A governor cannot just call it basic housing."

He continued, "Jangsumyeong Housing, according to Article 2 of the Housing Act, refers to housing that is structurally durable for a long time, has excellent variability and ease of repair to allow easy modification of the internal structure according to the occupant's needs," and criticized, "Candidate Lee should not insist that public housing becomes basic housing just because it is called Jangsumyeong Housing."

He added, "If you are making such claims knowing all these facts, you are misleading the public, and if you misunderstood due to incorrect reporting, you should strictly discipline the related staff."

He also added, "It was candidate Lee Jae-myung who caused public controversy by saying basic income is not the primary pledge, who devastated the public by saying 'a villa is also a daily necessity,' and who wavered by calling 'Jigeum District' a basic housing 'pilot complex' and then a 'pilot project site'."

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