"Like Maenggu, only shouting 'Jeoyo Jeoyo'..." Hong Jun-pyo targets ruling party leadership candidates

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu and Standing Advisor of the People Power Party, criticized the chaotic situation among party leadership candidates ahead of the party convention scheduled for March, saying "There is no suitable candidate for party leader."

On the 3rd, Mayor Hong posted on his social media service (SNS), "Everyone is shouting 'Me, me, me' like reckless children wanting to be party leader, but there is not a single reliable candidate for party leader," expressing his blunt opinion.

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He added, "Even Park Geun-hye (former president), who was protected by the strong fortress of pro-Park factions, collapsed helplessly. So what more can be said about the Yoon Seok-yeol administration, which has no loyal forces except for a handful of Yoon core associates (Yunhaekgwan)," and emphasized, "Therefore, we must elect a party leader who is ready to stand firm with the Yoon administration."

He also criticized those currently mentioned as party leadership candidates without directly naming them. Mayor Hong said, "If you look back at how these people behaved during Park Geun-hye’s impeachment, you can predict how they will act when the Yoon administration faces difficulties," and pointed out ▲people who were in the same party but supported the impeachment, caused trouble, and then returned ▲people who tried to switch sides but stayed because they were not given the floor leader position, then allied with the pro-Park faction to enter party leadership like willows swaying ▲people who gained power by pretending to be pro-Park but are now stuck and awkwardly continuing their political life ▲people who betrayed others out of selfishness, allied with traitors, and ruined the general election with reckless actions. This appears to be targeting former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, Na Kyung-won, Vice Chair of the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee, and Hwang Kyo-ahn, former leader of the United Future Party.

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