Yoon Seok-yeol Visits Gangneung: "What Political Reform with Ten Days Left Before the Presidential Election? Replacing the Ruling Party is Political Reform!"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, who visited Gangneung, directly criticized the ruling party's political reform plan adopted as party policy, saying, "What kind of political reform is this with only ten days left until the presidential election?"

On the 28th, Yoon, speaking from a campaign vehicle in front of Wolhwa Street Plaza in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, stated, "Political reform means replacing this shameless Democratic Party government, and that is true political reform."

He said, "How much do they think of the people as crayfish, crabs, and crucian carp, 'Gabungge'?" and added, "The Democratic Party leader announced a political reform plan requiring a constitutional amendment a while ago." He continued, "They did nothing during their five years in power, but once they gained some seats in the National Assembly, they resorted to hasty passage, monopolized standing committee chairmanships, and committed all sorts of majority party tyranny. Now, with only ten days left until the presidential election, what political reform are they talking about?"

He further criticized, "Perhaps knowing well that they are likely to lose the election, they even proposed a prime minister nomination system by the National Assembly," adding, "They say the president appoints the prime minister and forms the cabinet, but they will block it with their 180 seats. Isn't this an admission that they expect to lose the election?"

He then accused the Democratic Party of using the media to incite public opinion. He said, "Mobilizing various pro-Democratic Party media outlets to fabricate falsehoods and spread false propaganda, repeatedly brainwashing the public, is the basic tactic of these leftist activist forces," and warned, "We must never be deceived."

He also likened the current administration to 'clique politics' and repeatedly pointed out that it is trapped in activist ideology. He said, "Nothing can be solved with outdated leftist activist ideology," adding, "What time is this? These clique politicians, obsessed with such ideology, are dividing positions among themselves, colluding with business interests to share profits, covering up all corruption, and ignoring the people, while the country's security must be strengthened and the foundation for economic prosperity laid."

Regarding the nuclear phase-out policy, he criticized, "How can our country, which does not operate nuclear power plants, go to other countries and tell them to use theirs because they are safe?" He questioned, "Why on earth are they doing this? Can solar power and such run large-scale factories and semiconductor plants in our country?" He then said, "This is how frightening leftist activist ideology is."

On this day, Yoon emphasized that his maternal family is from Gangneung and explained his regional development pledges. He said, "The sea and mountains provide Gangneung and Gangwon Province with tremendous potential to develop into a world-class tourism hub city, as well as an industrial and maritime city hub," promising to promote the early completion of the Gangwon-Honam railway axis on the Donghae Line and the bid for the Gangneung Olympics.

Meanwhile, Kwon Seong-dong, a People Power Party lawmaker who campaigned with him that day, said, "I was the first among People Power Party lawmakers to join Yoon Seok-yeol's campaign," adding, "So I heard all sorts of things and was even called a 'Yoonhaekgwan' (core insider of Yoon Seok-yeol's camp)." He continued, "I am the Yoonhaekgwan among Yoonhaekgwans," and said, "I am proud to be a Yoonhaekgwan and believe it was the right decision."

Lawmaker Kwon emphasized, "Our party had many politicians, but no proper presidential candidates," and said, "Candidate Yoon fought hard against the entrenched power to uphold law and principle, the rule of law, and the constitution."

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