Park Ji-hyun "Lee Jun-seok's Hate Politics Failed... Shouldn't He Leave the Political Arena?"

"This 'Ultra-Close' Presidential Election, Judged by Women Through Voting"

Park Ji-hyun, Special Committee Chair for the Eradication of Digital Sex Crimes of the Democratic Party of Korea's Election Countermeasures Committee, who first brought public attention to the so-called 'Nth Room' case involving the production and distribution of illegal digital sexual exploitation materials / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Park Jihyun, Chairperson of the Digital Sexual Crime Eradication Special Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea's Central Election Countermeasures Committee, claimed that Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, failed in his election strategy. Chairperson Park urged Lee, saying, "Shouldn't you leave the political arena?"

On the 10th, in an interview with KBS Radio's 'Joo Jin-woo Live,' Chairperson Park said, "Lee's hate politics strategy and generational encirclement theory have completely failed." She added, "I believe Lee needs to take responsibility for those aspects."

Regarding the consolidation of 2030 female voters around Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, in this election exit poll, she emphasized, "I am very grateful, and in fact, it can only be seen as a natural result."

She stated, "Led by Lee Jun-seok, the People Power Party has continuously excluded and expressed hatred toward women as part of their election strategy, and even on Women's Day, the day before the election, they continued to show such behavior." She claimed, "Therefore, many women were angered by this and judged through their votes."

Park Ji-hyun, Chairperson of the Digital Sexual Crime Special Committee, is campaigning in support at the final rally of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, held on the 8th at the Hongdae Walkable Street Plaza Stage in Mapo-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Yonhap News

She also continued her criticism of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol. Chairperson Park said, "When (President-elect Yoon) said in his victory speech, 'I have never divided people by gender,' honestly, it was somewhat absurd and left me speechless." She pointed out, "There are hundreds, even thousands, of his past remarks and actions online, so instead of denying them, it would be appropriate to acknowledge past mistakes and say that he will do better and change going forward."

Regarding her future role after the election, she said, "I don't know what role I will take immediately," but added, "Because I felt through this opportunity that the voices of 2030 women are desperately needed in politics, I plan to continue working in the political arena."

On the day, President-elect Yoon won the presidential election in an 'ultra-close race' with a 0.7 percentage point difference against candidate Lee Jae-myung. As of the completion of vote counting, President-elect Yoon received 16.39 million votes, accounting for 48.6% of the total valid votes, while Lee received 16.14 million votes. The vote difference was 247,077 votes, marking the smallest margin since the introduction of the direct presidential election system in 1987. This indicates that sharp conflicts occurred among support bases in this election.

Meanwhile, according to the joint exit poll released the previous day by the three terrestrial broadcasters (KBS, MBC, SBS), the 20s age group showed markedly different support rates by gender in this election. President-elect Yoon's support rate among males in their 20s was 58.7%, while among females it was 33.8%. Candidate Lee's support rate among males in their 20s was 36.3%, but among females in their 20s, it reached 58.0%, showing a phenomenon of young women consolidating their support.

As a result, the overall support rate among people in their 20s was 45.5% for President-elect Yoon and 47.8% for candidate Lee, with Lee slightly ahead.

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