Opposition Criticizes Yoon Ho-jung's Negotiation Group Speech as "Self-Praise" and "Full of Mental Victory"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 8th, the opposition parties harshly criticized Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, for his negotiation group speech, calling it "busy with self-praise" and "a speech full of mental victory."

Heo Eun-ah, the chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, said in a spokesperson's commentary on the same day, "The incompetence and failures of the Moon (文) administration over the past four years have accumulated on top of the already difficult COVID-19 situation. As the floor leader of the ruling party, empathy for the people's suffering and sincere reflection should have come first more than ever," and criticized, "Today, Floor Leader Yoon was busy praising the achievements of this administration."

Spokesperson Heo added, "It was as if watching the government's policy speech, closely resembling President Moon Jae-in's familiar self-praise," and criticized, "At the very least, as the legislative branch with budget review authority, raising concerns about the populist money feast that imposes a huge burden on future generations is the minimum duty and responsibility."

Regarding real estate policy, she also pointed out, "Despite the failure of real estate policies, they still feverishly shifted responsibility by talking about 'speculative forces.'"

On parliamentary operations, she said, "There was not a single apology for the legislative rampage, and I do not feel sincerity in Floor Leader Yoon's words about 'a cooperative parliament,'" and pointed out, "Still silent on the toxic clauses, he only mentioned 'fake news' and showed his intention to push through the media gag law on the 27th, even before discussions have begun."

Ahn Hye-jin, spokesperson for the People's Party, also criticized, "It was a speech full of mental victory lacking current situational awareness, hardly fitting for the floor leader of the ruling party who has the duty to lead the state affairs," and said, "Since problems are not seen as problems but as achievements, no proper solutions will come out."

Spokesperson Ahn raised issues with the government's and ruling party's perceptions on K-quarantine, government finances, the media arbitration law, and job issues, and criticized, "I fear that the Moon Jae-in administration will be recorded as the government that frustrated South Korea at the threshold of becoming an advanced country."

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