Yoon Seok-yeol: "The ruling party engaged in divisive acts and hypocrisy... Chungbuk must change now"

'Public Sentiment Barometer' in Chungbuk Shows Increased Criticism of the Ruling Party

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[Asia Economy Reporters Junyi Park and Juhee Kang] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, visited Chungcheong, known as the so-called 'public sentiment barometer,' and sharply criticized the government and ruling party, saying, "They only engage in dividing and conquering among their own, sucking the lifeblood, and pretending to be hypocritical, but when election time comes, they say they will do this and that."

On the 16th, Yoon climbed onto a campaign vehicle in Sangdang District, Cheongju City, Chungbuk Province, and said, "For a long time, the people of Chungbuk have tolerated the Democratic Party government a lot. But what has happened to the regional economy?"

He emphasized that "Chungbuk must change now" and stressed 'transportation innovation.' Yoon promised projects such as the Chungbuk Railway passing through downtown Cheongju, investment in Cheongju Airport infrastructure, and fostering advanced science and technology industries including secondary batteries and system semiconductors. In particular, on this day, Yoon performed a 'passion train performance' holding pamphlets marked with 'Downtown Cheongju Passage' and 'Chungcheong Regional Metropolitan Railroad' together with former lawmaker Jeong Woo-taek, who is running in the by-election for the National Assembly in Sangdang District, Cheongju.

On this day, Yoon raised his voice of criticism against the Democratic Party government even more. Since Chungcheong is known as a region where public sentiment is revealed in past presidential elections, it appears to reflect a sense of check against the ruling party. He said, "They always take from those who have and give to those who don't, making a fuss like Hong Gil-dong, but in the end, isn't it a government that makes the poor even more difficult?" and criticized, "Where on earth is such hypocrisy?"

He also pointed out real estate policies. He said, "The Democratic Party government has amended real estate policies 28 times, turning them into a patchwork," adding, "House prices have skyrocketed, pockets are empty, but how much more taxes will they take? The excess tax revenue is tens of trillions."

Regarding the Daejang-dong scandal, he said, "People who had their land in Daejang-dong expropriated bought apartments here and all the residents were exploited and plundered, weren't they?" and criticized, "Isn't this the lifeblood of the people? Can the country run well by nominating such a person as a candidate of a public party?"

He also criticized the current government's quarantine policy, saying, "Many people have suffered due to the government's reckless, unscientific, and absurd quarantine policies," and added, "K-quarantine is the people's quarantine, not the Democratic Party's quarantine."

He argued, "We have been deceived this much, so let's judge and change. Politics in a democratic country is responsible politics," and said, "If you have done wrong, step down and take responsibility elsewhere."

Meanwhile, the campaign on this day was attended by Na Kyung-won, the general head of the campaign headquarters, Kim Soo-min, head of the central campaign publicity headquarters, Kyung Dae-su, Oh Je-se, and Lee Jong-bae, co-general campaign committee chairs of Chungbuk, as well as National Assembly members Park Deok-heum and Eom Tae-young.

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