Song Young-gil: "The King Written on Yoon's Palm... Are We Returning to the Choi Soon-sil Era?"

On the afternoon of the 2nd, Song Young-gil, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is giving a greeting at the joint speech meeting for the selection of the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea held at the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX) in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said he was "surprised" by former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol appearing on a TV debate with the character "왕 (王)" carved on his palm.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, at the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX) during the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regional primary, Song said in his opening remarks, "I felt like we might be going back to the Choi Soon-sil era."

Earlier, during the People Power Party presidential candidate primary TV debate held the previous day, Yoon’s left palm was seen with a character that appeared to be "왕 (王)." This sparked controversy as some speculated it might have an "occult meaning."

Regarding this, Song criticized Yoon, saying, "In an era when all power institutions are privatized, the people judged the abuse of power and created a new government through the Candlelight Revolution, but here is someone who thinks of the president?the number one worker who should serve the people most?as a king."

Song added, "Whether it is based on superstition or not, an absurd situation is occurring where the character '왕 (王)' is written and carried around like a talisman."

He then emphasized, "Our Democratic Party will create a competent and strong democratic government," and added, "We will build a one-team Democratic Party that inherits the Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, and Moon Jae-in administrations and shares the values of the Democratic Party’s history. We will win together with the people."

Meanwhile, Park Yong-jin, a Democratic Party primary candidate, also criticized during his policy speech, "I have seen teenagers wanting a cool body like a movie star draw a prince on their belly, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone draw a prince on their palm."

Park said, "We are currently electing the country’s highest responsible public official, the president, not a king," and added, "It’s a bit pitiful that the person who thinks the president is a king is leading the opposition party."

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