Park Ji-hyun "Worried if People's Concerns Will Materialize in the Next 5 Years... President Yoon's Most Decisive Language is Intelligence"

Park Ji-hyun, Co-Chair of the Emergency Response Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 29th and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Jun-i] Park Ji-hyun, Emergency Committee Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, mentioned President Yoon Seok-yeol's inaugural address and the submission of the nomination consent bill for Prime Minister candidate Han Deok-su on the 11th, saying, "I am worried that the concerns of the people may become a reality over the next five years."

At the Democratic Party Emergency Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Chairperson Park stated, "Yesterday morning, I told President Yoon that if he abandons unilateral rule and arrogance and leads with harmony, integration, fairness, and common sense, (the Democratic Party) would be a reliable partner, but the response I received was confrontation, not integration."

Referring to the submission of the nomination consent bill for Prime Minister Han, which the Democratic Party criticizes, she said, "The appointment of a Prime Minister opposed by the other party is like a declaration of war."

Furthermore, regarding the mention of anti-intellectualism as a crisis of democracy in the inaugural address and other remarks, she said, "The language most lacking in oneself is intellect," adding, "Anti-intellectualism is inciting female gender discrimination and xenophobia." She pointed out, "The representatives of anti-intellectualism are Han Dong-hoon, the nominee for Minister of Justice, who built his daughter's credentials through illegal and irregular means; Jeong Ho-young, the nominee for Minister of Health and Welfare; and Kim Seong-hoe, a secretary who called homosexuality a mental illness."

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