Progressive Party: "Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol Should Offer a Sincere Apology Before Visiting Gwangju"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Progressive Party Gwangju Metropolitan City Branch has opposed the visit of Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, to Gwangju.

Kim Joo-eop, the Progressive Party's prospective candidate for Gwangju mayor, held a press conference at the Gwangju City Council on the 9th and stated, "Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate who insulted the entire nation twice with his remarks defending Jeon Du-hwan and the photo with a dog and an apple, does not deserve to come to Gwangju."

He said, "Candidate Yoon is trying to use May 18 and Gwangju as tools to recover his approval ratings," and claimed, "If he suffers the 'egg-throwing ordeal,' he can achieve the effect of rallying People Power Party supporters, and even if he does not respond, it is a political move to at least build a pretext for an apology."

He continued, "When public anger grew stronger due to the 'dog apple' photo, Candidate Yoon, pressured by the situation, expressed regret, but he also showed an absurd act of appointing Joo Dong-sik, the People Power Party's Seo-gu Gap district committee chairman who caused controversy with his 'Gwangju disparagement' remarks during the last general election, as a co-chairman of the Gwangju election committee, only to dismiss him later," emphasizing, "What is more worrisome is that Candidate Yoon regards the May 18 Democratic Uprising as an issue only concerning Gwangju."

Furthermore, he said, "This reflects an ignorant historical perception of modern history, including Jeon Du-hwan's military coup and the May 18 Democratic Uprising," and added, "The political show of visiting Gwangju will once again isolate May 18 and Gwangju."

He also added, "What Candidate Yoon should do now is not a political show of visiting Gwangju, but to offer a profound apology before the entire nation, which holds the painful modern history in front of Gwanghwamun."

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