Choo Mi-ae: "President Yoon's Sejong Office? Similar Vibe to Chun Doo-hwan's Cheongnamdae"

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, visited and inspected the planned site of the National Assembly Sejong Office Building on the morning of the 30th of last month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim So-young] Former Minister of Justice and Democratic Party presidential candidate Chu Mi-ae mocked former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, who plans to establish a presidential office in Sejong, saying, "It feels somewhat similar to the time of Jeon Du-hwan when Cheongnamdae was established."

On the morning of the 1st, former Minister Chu appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and responded this way to the question, "How do you view candidate Yoon Seok-yeol's promise to set up a presidential office in Sejong?"

Earlier, on the 30th of last month, Yoon, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, toured the planned site of the National Assembly Sejong Office in Yeongi-myeon, Sejong City, Chungnam, and said, "There is a need to establish a presidential office in Sejong."

Former Minister Chu pointed out, "If you intend to relocate completely, various legal supplements need to be made. If not, and you just say you will have a second office, it will be like having a house standing alone that you don't visit, just like a villa."

She criticized, "One should present a clear vision and strategy for national balanced development, but since he has spent his life arresting people, instead of a vision, I think he is offering a makeshift, patchwork solution."

Regarding former party leader and rival candidate Lee Nak-yeon's statement that "If I become president, I will appoint a prime minister from the Chungcheong region," she evaluated it as an "old-fashioned approach."

She added, "I am also a daughter of Yeongnam and daughter-in-law of Honam, but I have no intention of appealing for votes based on region. Former President Kim Dae-jung was the biggest victim of regionalism, and former President Roh Moo-hyun risked everything to overcome regionalism. If you say you will inherit Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun in words, your practical promises must not differ at all."

She further stated, "The position of prime minister is very important, so actual ability, character, and personality matter more than region. If it is a Chungcheong vote strategy, then you should compete with proper Chungcheong pledges and effective promises."

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