Woo Won-sik "Kim Ki-hyun Should Act as Ruling Party Leader... Perception is Shallow and Petty"

As Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, marks the 12th day of his hunger strike, Woo Won-shik, a Democratic Party lawmaker, raised his voice toward Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, urging him to "act as the leader of the ruling party." This is interpreted as a call for Kim to visit Lee, request him to end the hunger strike, and lead dialogue with the presidential office.

On the 11th, Woo said on his social media, "With the opposition leader's desperate hunger strike underway, where exactly is the leader of the ruling party and what are they doing?"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is continuing his 12th day of fasting protest, is lying in the fasting protest tent in front of the main building of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 11th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

He added, "Lee's hunger strike has entered its 12th day today. It is the longest hunger strike by an opposition leader since President Kim Dae-jung. I am increasingly worried about his deteriorating health day by day." He raised his voice, saying, "Even passing by the main government building, not once has he come to visit. Instead, mocking with remarks like 'Are you on a hunger strike now? I don't really know,' is that what the leader of the ruling party, who should be managing and resolving the political situation, should say?"

He continued, "This is truly a petty and vulgar perception," adding, "The current chaos in the National Assembly and the disappearance of politics are due to Kim's attitude, who neither cooperates nor feels any responsibility toward the National Assembly and national affairs. How long will he keep just watching Yongsan?"

Meanwhile, on the same day, senior Democratic Party lawmakers proposed that Lee end his hunger strike as it reached its 12th day.

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