51.2% Oppose Jeong Yul-seong History Park Project... "Not a Divisive Issue by Camp"

Minister Park Min-sik: "The Issue Is That Taxpayer Money Must Be Used Properly"

Regarding the 'Jeong Yul-seong Historical Park' project in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik evaluated that "it is distinctly different from other issues that firmly vary according to the support bases of the People Power Party and the Democratic Party," after a public opinion poll showed that opposition opinions constitute the majority.

On the 6th, Minister Park said on his Facebook, "The issue of promoting the Jeong Yul-seong Historical Park is not a topic where opinions are divided according to camps and political parties."

Minister Park pointed out, "Commemorating a figure who infringed upon the prosperity of the Republic of Korea and the freedom of our people with a historical park goes against the common sense of the Korean people," adding, "This is not about colorism or ideological debate, but a matter of national identity and the proper use of taxpayers' money for the people's livelihood."

Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-sik is attending the Political Affairs Committee held at the National Assembly on the 6th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yonhap News

He continued, "This survey result also makes us realize once again how far the Democratic Party faction's misleading of the Jeong Yul-seong issue as ideological division is from public sentiment," emphasizing, "Attempts to cover up the Jeong Yul-seong controversy by holding regions hostage with words like division or isolation must no longer be tolerated."

Earlier that day, opposition to the Jeong Yul-seong Historical Park project in Gwangju was found to be predominant. According to a survey conducted by Newsis, commissioned to the public opinion research firms Kukmin Research Group and Ace Research, targeting 1,002 adult men and women nationwide aged 18 and over over two days from the 3rd to the 4th, 51.2% of respondents said they "oppose" the project. Those who "support" it were 27.4%, and 21.4% said they "do not know."

On the afternoon of the 28th, when the controversy over the Jeong Yul-seong Memorial Project continued, a citizen was passing by Jeong Yul-seong-ro, located in Nam-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Yonhap News

In particular, opposition to the historical park project was higher in all six regions nationwide. By region, Daegu and Gyeongbuk had the highest opposition at 65.5%. This was followed by ▲ Daejeon, Chungcheong, Sejong, Gangwon at 53.8% ▲ Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam at 49.7% ▲ Incheon, Gyeonggi at 51.8% ▲ Seoul at 48.2% ▲ Gwangju, Jeolla, Jeju at 40.2%.

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted using 100% wireless RDD and random digit dialing sampling frames. The response rate was 2.1%, and the sampling error was ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more detailed information, please refer to the website of the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission.

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