"Awaken from the Dobodari Dream"... Ruling Party Targets Moon Administration

Jung Jin-seok "Does Moon Really Think the 9.19 Military Agreement Must Be Kept?" Agitated
Seong Il-jong Points Out Moon Administration's Budget Waste in Detail While Defending 'Yeongbingwan Budget'

[Asia Economy reporters Lee Ji-eun and Kwon Hyun-ji] On the afternoon of the 19th, ahead of the National Assembly's government questioning session, the ruling party sharply criticized the Moon Jae-in administration's failures, including its North Korea policy and solar power initiatives.

Jung Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, said at the party's emergency meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, "Former President Moon Jae-in, please wake up from the delusion of the riverside pavilion."

This was a rebuttal to former President Moon's statement on the 4th anniversary of the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement, where he said, "Agreements between North and South Korea should be respected and implemented even if the administration changes." Chairman Jung responded, "The September 19 military agreement signed four years ago today has already become a scrap of paper," adding, "Do you really think we should uphold the September 19 military agreement when North Korea's nuclear possession is the regime's identity and it has legally declared its intention to preemptively strike South Korea with nuclear weapons?" showing a heated reaction.

He also criticized the Moon administration for lowering national competitiveness through policies such as nuclear phase-out, pro-labor union, and anti-business measures, saying, "The Democratic Party seems to have failed to properly understand why the usual 10-year cycle of regime change was shortened to 5 years only during the Moon Jae-in administration."

He added, "If they continue to be obsessed with partisan interests, smear the Yoon Suk-yeol government, and maintain a shielded National Assembly, it will have a great negative impact on our future."

Chairman Jung also humbly reflected on mistakes made by the ruling party, saying, "Due to allegations of sexual bribery involving a former party leader and the cover-up attempts, legal procedures including police investigations are underway, and the ruling party has failed to show a proper image as a ruling party."

Floor leader Kwon Seong-dong pointed out that "Our country, which was a drug-free zone, has seen an 18.4-fold increase in drug seizures over five years since 2017," criticizing the spread of drug distribution during the Moon administration. Policy Committee Chairman Sung Il-jong also targeted the Democratic Party for raising issues about the 'New State Guesthouse construction budget,' meticulously pointing out examples of budget waste under the Moon administration.

Chairman Sung questioned, "Despite the declining school-age population and numerous electrical engineering departments nationwide, KEPCO University, which will cost 1.6 trillion won, nationwide solar power projects that stole taxpayers' money, the inter-Korean joint liaison office that lost 71 billion won in taxes due to Kim Jong-un's demolition, the early closure of the Wolseong nuclear power plant causing economic losses of 800 billion won?how can the Democratic Party talk about budget waste?"

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