After Resignation Announcement, Na Kyung-won Posts First SNS... Smiling Brightly with Pelosi and Bolton

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Two-Shot with Pelosi and Bolton Met During US Visit Also Included

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former lawmaker Na Kyung-won, who is evaluated to have begun a full-fledged 'party leadership bid' after resigning from the position of Vice Chairman of the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee, posted a meaningful message by linking an article from four years ago on social networking service (SNS) on the 11th.

On that day, former lawmaker Na shared an article on her SNS in which Moon Jung-in, then the presidential special advisor for unification, diplomacy, and security, claimed that Na influenced the failure of the Hanoi North Korea-US summit.

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This was her first SNS post since she posted an explanation regarding the presidential office's response to the 'debt relief' low birthrate measures on the 8th, and the first SNS post since her resignation.

The gist of the article shared on SNS is that Special Advisor Moon claimed in a 'public official peace unification education lecture' that Na, who was then the floor leader of the Liberty Korea Party, contributed to creating a pro-North Korea atmosphere in Washington by conveying the message to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and others after her visit to the US that 'there should be no end-of-war declaration or peace declaration.'

Along with a screenshot of the article, she also shared a 'two-shot' photo showing her smiling brightly with then Speaker Pelosi and John Bolton, US National Security Advisor at the White House.

Through the article and photos, it is interpreted that she intended to appeal to conservative supporters within the party that she contributed to the failure of the Hanoi North Korea-US summit. It also seems to consider that a significant portion of the People Power Party's support base opposes the previous administration's North Korea policy. On the 27th of last month, she also emphasized on SNS, "People from the Moon administration lamented and blamed me, saying 'the end-of-war declaration was canceled because of Na Kyung-won'."

A photo of former lawmaker Na Kyung-won with House Speaker Pelosi and White House National Security Advisor John Bolton shared on SNS.

The party leadership election, which is conducted with 100% party member votes, strongly suggests a strategic move to capture the hearts of conservative 'core supporters.' On that day, at the New Year's meeting at Dongjak District Office in Seoul, she told reporters, "I am still considering whether to run or not," but through this SNS post, she subtly revealed her intention to run.

In particular, it was confirmed that conservative support for her remains firm as she recorded an overwhelming first place in intra-party support in a poll conducted after the 'discord with the presidential office' incident broke out that day.

However, she has not yet chosen to openly confront President Yoon Seok-youl, the so-called 'Yoo Seung-min path.' Regarding the discord with the presidential office over the 'debt relief' low birthrate solution, former lawmaker Na explained, "I think it is not desirable to be seen as having conflict or confrontation with the presidential office. I have no such intention."

If she were to confront President Yoon like former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min or former party leader Lee Jun-seok, it is believed that issues such as loss of supporters could arise. Former Supreme Council member Kim Jae-won of the People Power Party also predicted on CBS's 'Park Jae-hong's One-on-One' that "Former lawmaker Na will not be able to go as far as former lawmaker Yoo in conducting opposition movements."

On the other hand, the non-Yoon faction is also considering the possibility of an alliance with former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min. Former People Power Party Youth Supreme Council member Kim Yong-tae said on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' regarding a Na-Yoo alliance, "I don't know if their values and such will align, but the possibility is not zero."

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