Shin Ji-ye, Who Joined People Power Party, Said a Month Ago "People Power Cannot Be an Alternative for Feminism"

Shin Ji-ye Joins People Power Party's New Era Preparation Committee

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate (from the right), Shin Ji-ye, head of the Korean Women's Political Network who was recruited as the senior vice chairman of the New Era Preparation Committee, and Kim Han-gil, chairman of the New Era Preparation Committee, are posing for a commemorative photo at the welcoming ceremony for new recruits held on the 20th at the New Era Preparation Committee office in Yeouido, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 20th, Shin Ji-ye, the representative of the Korean Women’s Political Network, joined the New Era Preparation Committee, a direct organization under Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party. Meanwhile, her past social media posts criticizing the People Power Party have drawn attention. Until just a month ago, Vice Chair Shin had been raising her voice in criticism of the People Power Party.

On the 24th of last month, Vice Chair Shin shared an article on her Twitter stating that "Professor Lee Soo-jung of Kyonggi University’s Department of Criminal Psychology was offered the position of co-chair of the People Power Party’s joint election committee," and wrote, "The People Power Party cannot be an alternative for feminists."

In an interview with Weekly Chosun on the 8th, she also criticized both candidates, saying, "Personally, judging only by their images, one seems like a gangster, and the other like a thug," referring to Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Yoon Seok-yeol.

Additionally, on the 9th, Vice Chair Shin shared an article on Twitter about Kim Jae-won, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, defending No Jae-seung, who caused controversy with offensive remarks, sarcastically commenting, "At a drinking party, the people are dogs and pigs, disaster relief funds are dog food, Kim Gu killed someone because of gukbap (rice soup), the list of May 18 victims should be disclosed, and those who took the GED are abnormal?" She added, "The People Power Party’s drinking parties seem to be places of unimaginable shock and horror."

Earlier, Supreme Council member Kim said on MBC Radio’s "Kim Jong-bae’s Focus" that regarding No’s past remarks, "He was not a public figure, and honestly, we often talk about such things when sitting around at drinking parties."

Moreover, on the 13th, Vice Chair Shin criticized People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok by sharing a screenshot of his Facebook post, which viewed the "Nth Room Prevention Act" as prior censorship, calling it "incitement."

Photo by Twitter screen capture.

Meanwhile, on the same day, Vice Chair Shin announced on her Facebook, "Starting today, I resign as the representative of the Korean Women’s Political Network and will serve as the senior vice chair of Yoon’s New Era Committee," adding, "I think many people will be surprised by this unexpected move."

She continued, "Preparing for a new era means resolving the problems we face in the direction of the public good," emphasizing, "In that respect, I believe the mindset of the New Era Committee and mine are not very different."

Born in 1990, Vice Chair Shin began her political activities in 2004 as the representative of the Korean Youth Association. She ran as a proportional representative for the Green Party in the 2016 National Assembly election and also ran in the 2018 Seoul mayoral election. After leaving the Green Party early last year, she ran as an independent in the 21st general election and the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election this year.

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