The Democratic Party harshly criticizes Lee Jae-myung's bid for party leader... "Stubbornness without shame, tact, or cooperation"

People Power Party Spokesperson Criticized Consecutively
Personal Ambition Pursued Without Taking Responsibility for Presidential and Local Election Defeats

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[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] The People Power Party criticized Lee Jae-myung, the senior advisor of the Democratic Party of Korea, for running for party leader, calling it "stubbornness for personal political ambition."

Kim Hyung-dong, the chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, said in a statement on the 17th, "(Senior Advisor Lee) now desires a 'bulletproof armor' as party leader beyond the 'bulletproof badge,'" and pointed out, "There is clearly no sense of shame, tact, or cooperation?what we call the 'three lacks'?in Lee's bid for party leader."

First, despite Lee being the cause of the Democratic Party's defeat in the presidential and local elections, he shamelessly ran for party leader. He also criticized Lee for lacking 'tact.' He said, "Colleagues within the party have called for reform and run for party leader for the sake of the Democratic Party, but Lee stubbornly ignores them with a 'my way or the highway' attitude, insisting that it must be him," adding, "It is clear that Lee will use the party leadership as a stepping stone toward the next presidential election, making it difficult to expect 'cooperation' for the people's livelihood from the Democratic Party under his leadership."

Huh Eun-ah, who serves as co-chief spokesperson of the same party, also joined in. On Facebook, Huh wrote, "The claim that he is running to take responsibility is the same as always," criticizing, "It was the same when he ran in Incheon Gyeyang, and also when former lawmaker Song Young-gil ran for Seoul mayor after giving up Gyeyang. Whose responsibility is that for?"

She continued, "I am really curious whether this is still a 'run for me' and 'responsibility for me,'" adding, "If it is a 'run for me,' not running might be the way to win."

Park Min-young, spokesperson for the People Party, also pointed out Lee's irresponsibility. He said, "Lee has never taken responsibility for anything," noting, "After the presidential election defeat, he ran in Gyeyang, where he has no ties, just to save himself, and despite being responsible for the local election defeat, he declared his candidacy for party leader."

He added, "The public clearly knows this past, so the very words 'I will show through actions, not words' are a deception to the people and absurd," and warned, "Endorsing Lee, who is already under investigation as a suspect for public fund losses, will clearly become 'Cho Kuk Scandal Season 2.'"

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