Ha Tae-kyung: "Na, If No Reconciliation with Yoon, Approval Ratings Will Vanish"

"If It Goes to a Runoff, 'BiYun' Expansion Secured"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former lawmaker Na Kyung-won, who resigned from the position of Vice Chairman of the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee, is at odds with the presidential office, and there is an analysis that if she fails to restore trust with President Yoon Suk-yeol, the bubble in her approval rating may burst.

On the 12th, People Power Party lawmaker Ha Tae-kyung appeared on KBS's "Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs" and said, "Her approval rating is high, but if she runs in the party leadership election and fails to fully restore trust with the president, that approval rating could turn into a bubble."

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Former lawmaker Na, during her tenure as Vice Chairman of the Low Birthrate and Aging Society Committee, clashed with the presidential office over the 'debt forgiveness' low birthrate policy and has continued a war of nerves regarding her resignation. If this trust issue persists, it could also affect her approval rating.

Lawmaker Ha said, "Anyway, those who support former lawmaker Na are actually supporters of President Yoon Suk-yeol and are very traditional conservatives," adding, "The reason former lawmaker Na is hesitant is whether she can restore trust with the president by March 8. If she has confidence that she can restore trust when she runs, she will definitely run."

Ha predicted that even if lawmakers do not vote for former lawmaker Na, party members can make independent judgments. He said, "Since a kind of signal came from the presidential office saying 'she's not the one,' there probably won't be many lawmakers within the party who say they will vote for former lawmaker Na among the current lawmakers," adding, "Party members watch YouTube and general programming and make their own judgments, so they make many independent decisions."

He also analyzed that former lawmaker Na has gained 'non-Yoon' expansion potential in the runoff vote. He said, "If former lawmaker Na advances to the runoff, the structure will be pro-Yoon versus non-pro-Yoon, and she will gain expansion potential on the non-pro-Yoon side," adding, "If only the first place is selected, (lawmaker Kim Ki-hyun's) chances might be slightly higher, but if it goes to a runoff, it becomes another issue."

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