Yoon Seok-yeol Checks Lee Jae-myung: "A Servant Should Not Deceive the Master... I Will Be an 'Honest Servant'"

Lee Jae-myung Daejang-dong Allegations, Criticism of Ruling Party's Multi-Party Reform Plan
"Lee, Shameless Rather Than Honest"... Emphasizing 'Integrity'

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[Asia Economy Reporters Junyi Park and Juhee Kang (Ansan)] Two days before the presidential election, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, criticized the rival candidate Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea for his involvement in the Daejang-dong preferential treatment scandal, emphasizing that "a servant must not deceive his master."

On the afternoon of the 7th during a campaign rally in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Yoon said, "(Candidate Lee) abandoned the virtue of integrity that a servant must have, as well as the virtue of thinking only about the master's (the people's) interests and happiness. For his own benefit and political landscape, he used a malicious real estate policy and elected a corrupt ringleader as the presidential candidate," he stated.

He explained, "Democracy means that the people are the masters and public officials are servants who serve their masters well. Shouldn't we always think about how to benefit the masters, the people?"

He also criticized the political reform plan proposed by the Democratic Party, saying, "Every day, there is a grab for exclusive control of standing committee chairmanships and hypocrisy by the majority party, resulting in one-party dictatorship. They should at least try a proper two-party system before making such claims." He added, "They are shameless, not even honest," and asked, "What should we do with such an unworthy servant?"

Yoon also pointed out the real estate failures of the Moon Jae-in administration. He said, "When house prices rise in Seoul, they also rise in Ansan, Daejeon, Gwangju, and Busan. Why have they made it difficult for everyone?those who have houses, those who don't, and ordinary people? Is this truly a servant who thinks only of the people?"

He identified the current administration's subservience to militant labor unions as another problem. He stated, "There are just over 20 million wage workers in our country, and including other types of workers, about 25 million in total. Among them, militant unions represent 1 million workers, which is 4% of the total. They are using this 4% militant union as the vanguard to form alliances, create a government, and attempt to extend their rule."

He continued, "If 96% of workers and the public keep giving votes to political parties that form ironclad alliances with this 4% militant union, the remaining 96% of workers will suffer even more."

Finally, Yoon pledged, "Above all, I will be an honest servant to the people," reaffirming his commitment.

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