Park Ji-won Criticizes "Ruling Party, Even If Going Backwards, Emergency Committee, Going Around and Around Kwon Seong-dong"

"To Raise Yoon's Approval, Good Menus Should Be Served on Chuseok Table, but It's Too Late"

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won is answering reporters' questions as he leaves his residence in Yeouido after the prosecution's search and seizure on the morning of the 16th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won recently criticized the People Power Party's plan to amend party rules to form a new emergency response committee after the court blocked the launch of the committee, saying, "Whether it goes backward or forward, it's an emergency response committee; round and round, it's Kwon Seong-dong."

On the 31st, Park appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "The Kwon Seong-dong emergency response committee carries Yunsim (尹心, President Yoon Seok-yeol's intention), so the ultimate responsibility lies with the president. Can the country survive with the president's leadership shaken like this?"

Regarding Kwon Seong-dong, the floor leader, taking on the role of acting chairman of the new emergency response committee until its launch, Park said, "The floor leader can be elected in three or four days. Once elected, that person can act as chairman, so why keep saying Kwon Seong-dong, Kwon Seong-dong?" He insisted that Kwon should step down. Some within the People Power Party are demanding Kwon's resignation, holding him responsible for internal turmoil caused by exposing 'internal slander' text messages exchanged with President Yoon Seok-yeol.

In response, Park said, "President Yoon sent a cherry thumbs-up emoji while conveying the message that 'Lee Jun-seok can never come back and cannot become the leader,' which is Yunsim, and the People Power Party is messing things up." He criticized, "Where else does the ruling party have such issues within three or four months? The Yoon Seok-yeol administration, which advocates fairness and common sense, is only doing emergency response committees, emergency response committees, and more emergency response committees." The 'cherry thumbs-up' Park mentioned refers to the emoji included in a text message President Yoon sent to Kwon Seong-dong.

Park also negatively evaluated Kwon's statement that he would express his position after completing the launch of the new emergency response committee by the Chuseok holiday next month. He said, "It's too late now. Isn't the day after tomorrow Chuseok?" and added, "To raise the president's approval rating, good dishes should be served at the table, but if this continues, what will happen? Why insist on the path that is easy, simple, and clear, 'round and round Kwon Seong-dong, emergency response committee even when read backward'?" This seems to imply that Kwon should resign and a new floor leader should be elected to bring the party's internal turmoil to a resolution phase.

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