'Bound for Daegu' Jeong Jin-seok... "The Ruling Party's Roots Are Park Chung-hee and Daegu·Gyeongbuk"

Jin Jeong-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the seminar "A Great Shift in Semiconductor Workforce Training! Gangwon-do Starts It" held at the National Assembly on the 11th, delivering a congratulatory speech. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Jeong Jin-seok, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, who is about to visit Daegu and Gyeongbuk (TK), the party's 'stronghold,' appealed for support for the party on the 13th, saying, "The roots of the People Power Party are President Park Chung-hee and TK."

On the same day, Chairman Jeong said through social networking services (SNS), "Our party has reached out to TK whenever we were in difficulty, and TK has held that hand."

Chairman Jeong stated, "Although we have taken power, the attacks from the Democratic Party and left-wing forces are relentless. They fabricate facts that do not exist and use them as grounds to label the president's national interest diplomacy as a 'diplomatic disaster,'" adding, "There is rampant agitation to bring down the newly launched Yoon Seok-yeol administration."

He emphasized, "At moments of crisis, Daegu and Gyeongbuk have been the last stronghold where our party can revive. It was the final line of defense that protected the Republic of Korea. It was the 12 remaining ships left to us."

He continued, "We will promptly stabilize the ruling party's leadership system and properly support the Yoon Seok-yeol government to succeed," adding, "We will fight against the false agitation of the Democratic Party and left-wing forces, firmly defend the Nakdong River defense line, and revive the Republic of Korea through an Incheon landing operation."

With the president's approval rating halved in less than six months since taking office, and the ruling party experiencing internal strife due to the 'Lee Jun-seok incident' and only recently resolving judicial risks, the government and ruling party are facing difficulties. It appears that Chairman Jeong appealed for support in TK, a key electoral base. On the same day, Chairman Jeong plans to visit TK to hold his first on-site meeting and meet with local journalists.

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