野 "Lee Jae-myung, Yoon Seok-yeol and the People are sowing discord... There are limits even to distortion"

Yoon Seok-yeol's "Is There a People Without a Country?" Remark... Lee Jae-myung Says "The State Exists for the People"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, attended the opening ceremony of the Democratic Party's future headquarters 'Blue Soda' located in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd and delivered a congratulatory speech.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 2nd, the People Power Party criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, who criticized Yoon Seok-yeol's remarks, saying, "There are limits even to distortion and agitation."

Earlier, Lee attended the opening ceremony of the Future Party's 'Blue Soda' headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and responded to Yoon's remark, "If there is no country, will there be people?" by saying, "If you think that way, there is no need to listen to the people."

Lee emphasized, "Clearly, the country is composed of the people and exists for the people, not the people existing for the country," adding, "It is important not so much what the country does in reality, but that the very existence of the country makes people feel secure and warm."

He continued, "If there is always a belief that the country will take responsibility for my minimum livelihood when I am in the worst situation, extreme choices will decrease."

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is speaking at a meeting on the impact of COVID-19 on self-employed businesses held at a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 2nd.
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In response, Won Il-hee, spokesperson for the People Power Party's Central Election Committee, issued a statement saying, "Candidate Yoon did not divide the country and the people with a dichotomous standard," and directly accused, "The one who divides the people and the country and sows discord between the opposition presidential candidate and the people through distortion and agitation is precisely Candidate Lee."

He added, "All that Candidate Lee utters are pseudo-policies like 'raise taxes massively and distribute small amounts here and there,'" criticizing, "Although he says he cares for the people, he has positioned himself as a nationalist or totalitarian."

He said, "Let me remind you once again of what Candidate Yoon said when he registered as a presidential pre-candidate: 'I will create a country where the state exists for the people, not the people for the state. A country where the people are the true owners.'"

Furthermore, he emphasized, "A leader who guides the country has the duty as the manager of the state to protect the lives and property of all citizens," adding, "Wise citizens know better that the country cannot be properly maintained with the plan of dividing the people and massively collecting taxes to distribute small cash handouts, as Candidate Lee suggests."

Finally, Spokesperson Won concluded by saying, "Lee Jae-myung's view of the state is nothing more than an express train ticket to Venezuela for the younger generation," and urged, "Candidate Lee should immediately stop his characteristic behavior of sowing discord between the state and the people with sweet words."

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