Lee Jun-seok "Party leader backstabbing? Perception is pathetic... Yoon core group will be the first to run away in a crisis"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 5th, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, launched an offensive by referring to President Yoon Seok-yeol's remarks about ‘internal backstabbing.’ Lee criticized Yoon’s key aides (Yunhaekgwan) by mentioning their past history of political opportunism, saying, "They will be the first to run away when a crisis comes."

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On the same day, Lee said through social media (SNS), "No matter how much they attack Lee Jun-seok or accuse him of internal backstabbing, it is futile because he is leading this game amid numerous self-contradictions," adding, "It is pathetic to perceive that an elected party leader speaking about internal party matters is internal backstabbing. What the party leader says is the correct principle, and opposing opinions usually mean rebellion."

Earlier, on the 26th of last month, President Yoon sent a text message to Kwon Seong-dong, acting party leader and floor leader of the People Power Party, saying, "The party leader who used to do internal backstabbing has changed, so things are different now." Although Lee did not directly mention President Yoon, he directly criticized this expression. The day before, he pointed out President Yoon’s remark on the 5th of last month, "Have you ever seen such an excellent minister appointed by the previous administration?" saying, "This remark should never have been made."

He also referred to recent opinion polls showing a decline in the People Power Party’s approval ratings, pointing out that all the strategies that led to victories in the presidential and local elections have collapsed. He said, "In the absurd claim that ‘We must get rid of Lee Jun-seok to gain female votes,’ yesterday, a poll was finally released showing that female approval ratings are higher than male approval ratings across all age groups," adding, "It is a chorus of fools trying to create a party hated by all generations under the pretense of a strategy to encircle generations." He was criticizing the drop in support among men and those in their 20s and 30s.

Lee said, "The public knows exactly what the core of the approval rating crisis is," and asked, "Who is the person at the core of Yunhaekgwan? Isn’t he a Samsung family servant (Samseong Gano, 三姓家奴) who supported three candidates in the 2017 presidential election?" He criticized those who switched their support during the 2017 presidential election from former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to Yoo Seung-min, then to Hong Joon-pyo. In fact, after the 2017 presidential election, members of the Bareun Party faction, such as Kwon Seong-dong, acting party leader and floor leader of the People Power Party, and Representative Jang Je-won, left the Bareun Party just before the election and supported former candidate Hong. They criticized these people, revealing that they initially tried to support Ban but, after failing, reluctantly backed Yoo.

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