Yoon's First Support Speech by Honam's Lee Yong-ho: "Democratic Party Has Divided the People So Far"

"Yoon, the Right Person to Resolve Regionalism and Achieve National Unity"

Yongho Lee, Co-Chairman of the People Power Party's Joint Election Countermeasures Committee, is attending the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 9th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Woo-seok] Lee Yong-ho (Jeonbuk Namwon·Imsil·Sunchang), a member of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party on the 23rd during Yoon Seok-yeol's first broadcast endorsement speech, saying, "The Democratic Party has divided the people by labeling those who criticized the arrogance and dogmatism of the regime as 'deep-rooted forces,' those who criticized double standards as 'native Japanese collaborators,' and those who criticized the soft stance toward North Korea as 'anti-unification forces.'"

In the speech broadcast on SBS that day, Rep. Lee said, "The image the Democratic Party has shown over the past five years has been disappointing," adding, "The foundation of democracy painstakingly established by previous generations has been damaged, housing prices have skyrocketed, and the lack of jobs has led young people to despair."

He stated, "I thought that Honam, which used to rise resolutely in times of national crisis, should not remain a hostage to the Democratic Party, which has become almost a vested interest deep-rooted force by ignoring the national crisis," and "With the belief that Honam must change first for the country to change in this election, I decided to support candidate Yoon."

He continued, "Candidate Yoon is, above all, the right person to resolve regional sentiments and achieve national unity," emphasizing, "Candidate Yoon recently said during a Daegu campaign that Honam doing well means Yeongnam doing well and that means South Korea doing well. Candidate Yoon has no allegiance to any camp or political debts."

Rep. Lee said, "If something is wrong, it must be changed," and added, "Although people are currently holding their breath, how much the current government and the ruling party with 170 seats have made the people suffer through unilateral state administration is clear. If candidate Lee Jae-myung's 'Daejang-dong style state administration' is combined with this, one cannot even imagine what will happen to the country."

He then appealed, "If you care about the peace of South Korea and the next generation, please make sure to go to the polling station and choose candidate Yoon Seok-yeol," urging, "Please achieve an overwhelming regime change with the People Power Party."

Rep. Lee is the only People Power Party member representing a Honam district. He ran as an independent in the 21st general election and was elected, then joined the People Power Party in December last year. He currently serves as the head of external cooperation for the Regime Change Accompaniment Committee of the election campaign headquarters.

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