Lee Jun-seok: "If the Democratic Party engages in clumsy minority politics, Justice Party will have 180 seats"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the disbandment ceremony of the election headquarters held at the National Assembly Library on the afternoon of the 10th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, targeted the Democratic Party of Korea's actions after the presidential election, stating, "If they try to find a way out through clumsy minority politics, they will inevitably become a Justice Party with 180 seats."

On the 13th, through his Facebook, Lee said, "I wish the Democratic Party would rather give opportunities to Kim Hae-young, Park Yong-jin, and Cho Eung-cheon, who have been sidelined until now," adding, "I look forward to Kim Hae-young as the emergency committee chairperson and am not afraid of a Justice Party with 180 seats."

The minority politics Lee mentioned seems to refer to politics that put feminist and other women's issues at the forefront.

In this presidential election, the Democratic Party and the People Power Party have taken opposing stances on gender issues. The Democratic Party voiced opposition to the People Power Party's gender divide strategy, which focused on targeting young men in their 20s.

In particular, the Democratic Party appointed Park Ji-hyun, an activist from the 'Nth Room Tracking Team Bulkkot,' as co-chair of the emergency committee on the same day, signaling an intention to accelerate efforts targeting young women even after the presidential election.

In response, Lee said, "When progressive parties abandoned the broad battlefield of labor and social issues and changed their banner to minority politics, the seawater they hastily gulped completely disrupted their internal salt concentration balance," adding, "They entered an infinite loop where, even if their bodies are damaged, they excitedly drink saltwater because they are too thirsty to endure."

He also added, "The Justice Party might feel offended, but at least I miss Roh Hoe-chan's Justice Party," and "The freshness of lying down on newspapers at the National Assembly audit and talking about prisoners' human rights was the image of the Justice Party I liked."

Regarding this, the Democratic Party expressed discomfort, calling it "another divide-and-conquer strategy that separates newly joined 2030 women party members from the dominant 86-generation men within the party."

Yoon Hyung-jung, former policy coordination team leader of Lee Jae-myung's presidential campaign, wrote on Facebook that day, "Lee Jun-seok always pushes his opponents to extremes while disguising himself as if he is not extreme," and "This tactic is not original to Lee Jun-seok but has been widely used by Korea's conservative political forces and conservative media."

He continued, "In the past, regardless of means, those who opposed him were labeled as 'pro-North Korea' or 'followers of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il,' but now opponents are labeled as 'feminist parties' or 'extreme feminists,'" pointing out, "As a result, even when creating women's safety policies or voicing calls to improve structural inequality, it has become common to slap the label 'Are you a feminist?' on them."

He added, "He himself denies ever having engaged in misogyny," criticizing, "Just as the dictatorial regime once disguised itself as a normal elder scolding student activists while arresting, torturing, and even killing innocent people, he is doing the same."

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