Yoon Hee-sook: "Citizens Disgusted with Both Parties, Expecting a Third Force"

Former People Power Party lawmaker Yoon Hee-sook positively anticipated the possibility of the so-called 'third zone' emerging to break the dominance of the two major parties, saying, "Since people really dislike both parties, there is public expectation for a third zone." However, she viewed the idea of starting discussions already, with about a year left until the general election, negatively.

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On the 11th, on SBS's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' Yoon said, "The two parties are fueling the public's disgust like that, so is there anything that can't be done now?"

As public fatigue toward the two major parties grows, the possibility of a 'third zone' centered on moderate forces is being raised. Former People Power Party emergency committee chairman Kim Jong-in and former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop are being strongly mentioned as key figures. Yoon criticized, "(Both People Power Party and the Democratic Party) are somewhat unreasonable," adding, "The Democratic Party has been focused solely on self-protection to the point of being tiresome, dragging this on for nearly a year since last summer, and the People Power Party calls every issue a matter of self-protection, so they cannot have substantive discussions."

Nevertheless, she drew a line on discussing the third zone in detail. Yoon said, "Both gentlemen (Kim Jong-in and Geum Tae-seop) do not rule out the possibility, and I think developing into a (third zone) is not a bad thing; I see it as an open possibility," but added, "With a year left until the general election, it seems like they are only thinking about that, which looks like having nothing else to do."

Regarding the recent veto exercised by President Yoon Suk-yeol on the amendment to the Grain Management Act, she said, "It was a natural step toward structural reform first taken during the Moon Jae-in administration, but the Democratic Party is trying to revert it to three years ago," criticizing both parties by saying, "If you are the president of a country, you should naturally exercise the veto, but the fact that this has caused a drop in approval ratings means the ruling party has failed to properly inform the public."

On the possibility of running in next year's general election, she drew a line, saying, "There is so much to do right now, fighting with these enormous laws and communicating with the public, so talking about personal candidacy looks like having nothing else to do.

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