Democratic Party's Jeon Yong-gi "Requests Lee Jun-seok's Graceful Exit for Political Progress"

"Demagoguery Ultimately Only Harms the Republic of Korea"

Jeon Yong-gi, member of the Democratic Party of Korea.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Jeon Yong-gi, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, strongly criticized Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, on the 11th, saying, "Before getting intoxicated with victory, he should acknowledge his own strategic failure."

On that day, Jeon posted on his Facebook, "Even though the failure of the 'generation encirclement theory' and 'Femco politics' has already been clearly revealed through the approval ratings of people in their 20s and 30s, (Lee) still today rationalizes himself by saying, 'I have never caused division,' and 'Look at how the approval rating of 20-something women rose thanks to me,' which is truly regrettable," he said.

He continued, "Of course, since (the Democratic Party) lost the war, pointing this out might be meaningless, but the hate-based grand strategy that Lee has presented is a strategy that violates the red line directly opposing the value of 'integration' that liberal democracy has aimed for, and it is a deceptive act toward the people, so I cannot help but point it out."

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 10th.
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He claimed, "The people clearly remember the numerous remarks by (Lee) that incited hatred and division throughout the election." Then, Jeon mentioned remarks Lee had made such as 'Let's abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family or the Ministry of Unification,' 'Women's voting intention is lower than men's. This is only seen online,' and 'Our high school seniors will be superior to the Democratic Party's high school seniors.'

Jeon said, "Since the beginning of his political career, Lee has never once refrained from causing division. He has divided by gender, ideology, region?there is nothing he hasn't divided," and directly attacked, "In Lee's mind, South Korea has always been split into two."

He also said, "Lee may want to package it as if he won thanks to himself, but in reality, no one among the people will agree with Lee's words," and sarcastically added, "The entire nation is perceiving the People Power Party's election campaign as a campaign for Lee's defeat."

Furthermore, he said, "For South Korean politics to change, 'Lee Jun-seok-style malicious politics' must disappear. For the development of South Korean politics, I demand Lee Jun-seok's 'graceful exit.' Inciting politics based on hatred and conflict will only make South Korea sick," he declared.

Finally, Jeon concluded his post by saying, "Our Democratic Party will look for the causes of election defeat not outside but within. I will return to the mindset I had when I first joined the Democratic Party and do politics without hesitation."

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