Jang Sung-min: "Yoon's Momentum Theory is Bluff and Boast... People Do Not Want an Unlicensed Quack Leader"

Jang Sung-min, a preliminary candidate for the People Power Party's presidential primary, is speaking at the People Power Party's 20th presidential election primary candidates' general meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 5th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Jang Sung-min, a former lawmaker and a presidential pre-candidate of the People Power Party, sharply criticized, saying, "Yoon Seok-yeol's momentum won't last long" and "The current momentum of Yoon Seok-yeol is nothing but bluster and bravado."

On the 6th, Jang posted on his Facebook, stating, "Viewing Yoon Seok-yeol's approval rating as steam in a sauna means that his current support is not gained through political skill but is a reflective benefit from the anti-Moon faction," explaining his stance.

He said, "This means that when the main enemy disappears from the voters' eyes, the reflective benefit disappears simultaneously."

He continued, "The main rival in the March presidential election next year is not President Moon Jae-in but a new ruling party candidate," and claimed, "Yoon is merely a temporary shelter and psychological resting place for the anti-Moon consolidation forces."

He added, "In the eyes of the public, Yoon was evaluated as an amateur who knows little about the state, politics, or governance," and said, "The people have firmly learned that the amateur who created the crisis was President Moon, and they no longer want amateur leaders or unlicensed quack leaders to emerge."

Yoon Seok-yeol, the preliminary presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is greeting supporters while promoting party membership in front of Eungam Station, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 3rd.
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He also repeatedly criticized, saying, "He lacks a sense of reality (e.g., Bu-Ma incident, contaminated food, Fukushima remarks) and does not have three-dimensional, comprehensive thinking to see through the entire state affairs," and "Moreover, he lacks political judgment to assess and manage real issues with time lag."

Jang evaluated, "He has not prepared a grand vision for state governance," and "He may be excellent as a prosecutor, but becoming a leader requires much preparation from 格物致知 (investigating things to acquire knowledge), 修己治人 (self-cultivation and governing others), to 修身齊家 (self-discipline and family regulation)."

He continued, "In my eyes, he is a prosecutorialist, not a democrat," and assessed, "His disregard for quarantine rules and his actions are completely opposite to the major trend of today's South Korea in 2021, which must lead the future Fourth Industrial Revolution."

He further stated, "He lacks a strategic survival vision to navigate the Korean Peninsula in the US-China era and has significantly poor empathy skills to communicate directly with the people based on knowledge and information," and "Especially, he is a political amateur with no democratic leadership prepared to lead a great democratic nation."

He predicted, "The current public approval rating is not an unbreakable solid rock but like ice cream that easily melts and flows away on a hot summer day or steam that quickly disappears in a bathhouse," and "When autumn comes and cold winds blow, a new face with a new future vision capable of leading South Korea as a strong nation in the world will emerge."

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