Kim Ki-hyun: "Reducing the Number of Lawmakers is Populism? I Will Keep Doing That Kind of Populism"

Seemingly Borrowing from Lee Jae-myung's Past Remark, "You Can Do That Kind of Political Retaliation Every Day"

Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, responded to the opposition party's criticism of his proposal to reduce the number of National Assembly members by 30 as "populism" during his negotiation group speech by saying, "I will do that kind of populism all the time."

On the 23rd, Kim said on his social media (SNS), "If reducing the number of National Assembly members to save taxes and work efficiently is populism, then I will do that kind of populism all the time."

Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik and People Power Party leader Kim Ki-hyun are attending the inauguration ceremony of the 23rd President of the Liberation Association held at Baekbeom Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 22nd, and are talking during the event. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

On the 20th, during his negotiation group speech, Kim raised his voice to give up the immunity from arrest for National Assembly members and to reduce the number of members by 10% (30 members). Park Sung-jun, the spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, responded by saying, "Reducing the number by 30 is populism."

In response, Kim applied former Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung's remark, "If clearing out deep-rooted evils is political revenge, then such revenge can be done all the time," to counter the criticism.

Kim also described the opposition party's reaction as "an embarrassing and petty response." This remark recalls former President Moon Jae-in's comment on the controversy over the violation of the Farmland Act at his Yangsan residence, saying, "I understand because it is election season, but please stop at that. It is petty and embarrassing."

Kim said, "The opposition party's claim that increasing the number of National Assembly members is right because power is better shared is an absurd and unreasonable argument. If that logic is followed, it would be better to elect about 10,000 members," adding, "Reducing the number of National Assembly members by 10% does not hinder work at all."

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