'4-term Yoon Sang-hyun' Urges Support to "Help Yoon Stand Tall" Amid Declining Approval Ratings

Opinion Expressed on 15th via Personal Facebook

Yoon Sang-hyun, Member of the People Power Party (Photo by Yoon Sang-hyun)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] Yoon Sang-hyun, a four-term senior member of the People Power Party, commented on the decline in President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval ratings, stating, "President Yoon has been in politics for just over a year. We need to support him to stand tall and fight back together against unjust attacks from opposing forces."

On the 15th, Yoon said on his Facebook, "As our approval ratings fall, critical voices within the party are growing louder."

He continued, "Constructive criticism is good. However, we have seen too many times how numerous criticisms, once conveyed through the media, turn into self-inflicted wounds. Attacks from our own side provide catharsis to the media and the public, but the cost is entirely ours to bear, something we have already experienced through costly political payments in the past."

Yoon also emphasized, "This does not mean we should blindly praise the president. But unless there is a truly critical issue, we should carefully consider and restrain our words when dealing with the president and the ruling party, who, after many trials and tribulations, are striving to change the regime and set the Republic of Korea on the right path. Instead of finding faults, we should look for ways to help."

He added, "The driving force of state affairs comes from the National Assembly. The president's power is proportional to the number of seats held in the National Assembly. If the ruling party has 180 seats, the president is strong; if 100 seats, the president is weak. Our reality is not a 'ruling party' but a 'ruling opposition party.' No matter how vigorously we try, we are inevitably overwhelmed by the might of the 180-seat opposition party," expressing his concerns.

Along with this, Yoon said, "It won't be smooth, but with the same urgency we had during the presidential election a few months ago, we must endure until the year after next."

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