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Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Leader of the People Power Party, is speaking while holding the "20th Presidential Election Unfair Broadcasting National Monitoring Group Activity Report" at the party policy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 15th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] Kwon Seong-dong, Acting Party Leader and Floor Leader of the People Power Party, once again criticized KBS and MBC on the 15th, saying, "Controversies over biased reporting by public broadcasters never cease."

At the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Acting Leader Kwon said, "There are numerous cases where issues were handled in a biased manner or disputes were treated in a way favorable to the then ruling party, the Democratic Party, to the extent that the term 'collaboration with the regime' emerged."

Holding up the books titled “20th Presidential Election Unfair Broadcasting National Monitoring Group Activity Report” and “20th Presidential Election MBC Unfair Reporting Report”, Acting Leader Kwon said, "Public broadcasters have long lost public trust due to the loss of neutrality and fairness."

He continued, "The Democratic Party has been the practical beneficiary of unfair reporting by public broadcasters," adding, "It is truly unscrupulous for the Democratic Party, which tried to impose punitive damages on unfavorable reports by calling them fake news while turning a blind eye to biased reports favorable to themselves, to now talk about seizing control of broadcasting just because the regime has changed."

Addressing the Democratic Party, he said, "It is utterly irresponsible to delay the formation of the National Assembly over delusions about nonexistent issues while claiming a livelihood crisis. Any regime that tries to seize and control the media will inevitably face public resistance," and added, "Now is the time to gather wisdom to return public broadcasting to the people, not to a specific faction."

After the meeting, in a meeting with reporters, Acting Leader Kwon explained, "When we were the opposition party, we focused on raising issues about biased public broadcasting, and such problems do not change just because we have become the ruling party now," adding, "Principles must remain the same. The argument that the ruling party should not confront the media is nothing but condoning unfair and biased reporting, which is problematic."

When asked whether biased broadcasting affects the government’s approval ratings during this crisis phase, he drew a clear line, saying, "We point out problems regarding fairness and independence in broadcasting. It is unrelated to approval ratings."

Additionally, Acting Leader Kwon urged Jeong Hae-gu, Chairman of the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), appointed during the Moon Jae-in administration, to resign, warning, "He should consider whether he has the willingness to perform his duties as a public institution head under the Yoon Seok-youl government in light of common sense and conscience, and decide on his position promptly."

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