Seol Hoon: "Lee Jae-myung should fall into Indangsu like Sim Cheong"... Jo Seung-hyun: "Or Seol Hoon"

"One Person Has to Be Simcheong for 30 Years"

At a Democratic Party lawmaker workshop coinciding with Lee Jae-myung's first anniversary as leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Seol Hoon, a non-mainstream faction member, sparked controversy by demanding that Lee "drown in Indangsu like Sim Cheong." In response, Cho Seung-hyun, senior standing vice chairman of the Democratic Party's Public Communication Committee, rebutted, saying, "Even if one person has been Sim Cheong for 30 years, that person should be Sim Cheong."

On the 29th, Cho said on BBS's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal,' "If Representative Seol is to become Sim Cheong now, then so be it, but how can he tell the party leader, who was elected by 77.77% of party members, to act like Sim Cheong?"

At the Democratic Party workshop held the previous day, Seol, a five-term veteran lawmaker, indirectly pressured the party leader's position by targeting Lee's judicial risks, saying, "Just as Sim Cheong sacrificed herself by plunging into Indangsu and became a queen, he should sacrifice himself."

He said, "With the regular National Assembly session approaching and next year's general election ahead, most of the time was spent analyzing public opinion, devising election strategies, and uniting our spirits, being careful not to cause controversies with words or actions," adding, "That one comment (by Representative Seol) was somewhat a blemish, but the rest of the atmosphere was very harmonious."

He emphasized that Seol's remark was a 'spur-of-the-moment comment,' and overall, it was a gathering to strengthen unity. He said, "Most of the discussions were about election strategies and some painful topics, including the arrest consent bill, but there were no heated debates about innovation plans, for example," adding, "It was a place to unite hearts and strengthen resolve."

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