Park Yong-jin "Lee Jae-myung Should Stop 'Blaming Others'... Lee Jae-myung's Path Is Not the Democratic Party's Path"

"Responsibility for Election Defeat Lies with Oneself, Not Voters"
"As a Party for the Middle Class and Common People, We Must Stop Blaming Others When Common People Don't Vote for Us"

Park Yong-jin, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Park Yong-jin, a Democratic Party presidential candidate, criticized Lee Jae-myung's explanation regarding the remark that "there are many People Power Party supporters among the low-education and low-income groups," saying, "Politicians should look for the cause of not being supported by someone in their own shortcomings."

On the 30th, Park said through social media (SNS), "Lee Jae-myung is making excuses at a moment when he should be apologizing," adding, "What is more important than the fact being wrong is the serious difference in direction that shows how to lead the party beyond the difference in perception."

He quoted the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, who, after losing an election by abandoning the Seoul Jongno district, where he had a high chance of winning, to challenge in Busan Bukgangseo-eul, saying, "A farmer does not blame the field," and stated, "The responsibility for election defeat should be attributed to oneself, not to voters or the environment."

Park said, "This is Roh Moo-hyun's path of self-reflection first, without blaming the common sense and standards of the people or the voters," and added, "How can we walk the path of a winning Democratic Party with politics that blame others?prosecutors, media, voters?and define and divide the people?"

He said, "Politics that blame voters here and there, saying things like 'Low-education, low-income voters are naturally like that,' 'The elderly naturally don't vote for us,' 'Yeongnam voters don't support the Democratic Party,' and that define and divide the opposition is not the path of the Democratic Party," adding, "This is not a difference in perception of facts but a very serious difference in direction."

Park stated, "The cause of defeat lies with the Democratic Party, not the voters," and said, "We must stop the attitude of blaming others, saying that we claim to be the party of the middle class and common people, but the common people do not vote for us."

He said, "Instead of blaming others, Lee Jae-myung himself and our Democratic Party should reflect on their shortcomings for failing to persuade the people and gain support in the last presidential and local elections," adding, "If we only blame others without reflecting on ourselves who failed to persuade and gain support, how is that different from President Yoon Seok-youl's attitude of dismissing criticism from the Democratic Party, media, and the public regarding Minister of Education Park Soon-ae as an 'attack' and blaming others?"

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