Yoon Seok-yeol on Shin Ji-ye's Resignation: "My Fault for Creating Controversy, Admit to Disappointing the Youth Generation"

"President Must Mediate and Heal Social Conflicts
Will Start Anew with an Empathetic Approach to the Youth Generation"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party (right), is placing a red scarf on Shin Ji-ye, the representative of the Korean Women's Political Network, who was recruited as the senior vice chairman of the New Era Preparation Committee, at the welcoming ceremony for new recruits held at the New Era Preparation Committee office in Yeouido, Seoul on the 20th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, apologized on the 3rd, saying, "I failed to carefully understand the sentiments of the 2030 generation."

On the same day, Yoon referred to the resignation of Shin Ji-ye, the senior vice chairperson of the New Era Preparation Committee, stating, "It was my fault for creating a controversy that should not have existed in the first place."

He explained, "Especially on gender issues, perspectives vary completely by generation, and I admit that my judgment, biased toward the older generation, caused great disappointment to the younger generation."

He continued, "The president should not amplify social conflicts but rather mediate and heal them," adding, "That is a major reason why I ran as a presidential candidate for regime change."

He emphasized, "I acknowledge what the older generation does not understand well and will start anew with an attitude of empathy toward the younger generation," and promised, "I will definitely keep the promise to build a country of fairness and common sense, true to the Yoon Seok-yeol that the people initially expected."

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