The Democratic Party, Lee Jae-myung, counters Lee Jun-seok's SNS comment: "The attitude mixed with rudeness and mockery has gone too far"

Democratic Party Launches Fierce Attack on Lee Jun-seok, People Power Party Leader
Lee Dong-hak: "Extremely Arrogant... Let's Be Reasonable"
Jeon Yong-gi: "Stop Talking Lightly Without Limits"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 24th, the Democratic Party of Korea targeted Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, who has been launching attacks against presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung. This was in response to Lee Jun-seok directly commenting to criticize Lee Jae-myung’s Facebook post about designating Muan International Airport as a hub airport for Asiana Airlines.

Earlier, Lee Jun-seok commented on Lee Jae-myung’s post, which stated, "Asiana’s hub airport will be Muan International Airport, and POSCO Holdings will be in Pohang," by saying, "Do you even know what a hub airport is?" He pointed out, "If Muan Airport becomes a focus city, how is Asiana supposed to organize its route network?" and criticized, "LCCs (low-cost carriers) are struggling to even consider it a focus city and are withdrawing, so how can a financially ruined FSC (full-service carrier) be expected to make it a focus city..."

Lee Dong-hak, the Democratic Party’s youth supreme council member, said, "Lee Jun-seok’s rudeness and mocking attitude have gone too far and are crossing the line," adding, "We don’t expect polite manners. While extreme attitudes and words might gain an extreme fan base, they ultimately only widen the gap between people." He continued, "(Considering Lee Jun-seok’s) socially and politically important position, his behavior is quite arrogant," urging, "He should tone it down."

Jeon Yong-gi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party’s election committee, also joined in. On the same day, on social media (Noon), he criticized, "Lee Jun-seok’s divisive tactics of labeling Lee Jae-myung’s criticism of Yoon Seok-youl’s remarks as that of an ‘extreme left populist’ are truly remarkable."

Spokesperson Jeon said, "Has Lee Jun-seok decided to become a ‘poisonous mushroom’ that genuinely threatens the mental health of the people?" and added, "Stop mocking the public with wordplay and ridicule." He continued, "The public clearly remembers Yoon’s interview where he said, ‘A five-year government dared to meddle with the prosecution.’ Many people criticized this statement. Lee Jae-myung conveyed the public’s criticism and anger to Yoon Seok-youl. Are you planning to blame even the citizens who criticize Yoon’s remarks?"

He then directly stated, "Instead of endlessly babbling lightly, I hope you look into the root cause of why these remarks started."

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