Park Kwang-on: "Prime Minister Dismissal Motion Essentially Questions President's Responsibility for State Affairs"

"People's Demands for President Yoon"
"Must Be Taken Seriously"

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 19th regarding the motion to dismiss Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, "Although the motion to dismiss cabinet members is formally directed at the Prime Minister and ministers, essentially it holds the President accountable for the management of state affairs," adding, "President Yoon Suk-yeol and the People Power Party must take the demand for the dismissal motion seriously."

Park Kwang-on, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 19th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

At the party floor leaders' meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Floor Leader Park said, "The dismissal motion submitted by the Democratic Party to the National Assembly is a strong demand from the people directed at President Yoon."

The day before, the Democratic Party submitted the motion to dismiss the Prime Minister to the National Assembly's legislative affairs office. The motion is expected to be reported to the plenary session on the 20th and voted on during the plenary session on the 21st. On the same day, a motion to consent to the arrest of party leader Lee Jae-myung is also expected to be voted on, setting the stage for a strong confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties.

On that day, the Democratic Party changed the slogan in the floor leaders' meeting room to "A Country for All - The People Win."

Floor Leader Park said, "It reflects the firm will of the people and the earnest determination of the Democratic Party," adding, "In the history of the Republic of Korea, no president has ever overcome the will of the people." He pointed out, "The President is looking at only 30% of the people. Then the capacity of the Republic of Korea inevitably shrinks to 30%," and said, "The people's demand is clear: to restore common sense in Korea." He emphasized, "The most urgent national task is government reform," and added, "This is why the Democratic Party submitted the motion to dismiss the Prime Minister and is demanding the resignation of the entire cabinet."

Regarding the 5th anniversary of the September 19 inter-Korean military agreement, Floor Leader Park said, "It holds special significance in that it adopted a military agreement that can be regarded as a de facto inter-Korean declaration of the end of the war, marking the start of a new history toward permanent peace," and added, "The scene where former President Moon Jae-in, as the first South Korean president, spoke in front of 150,000 citizens at Pyongyang's Rungrado Stadium saying 'Our people must live together' remains vividly alive in the people's memory."

He said, "Inter-Korean dialogue was the most basic effort regarding the Korean Peninsula that even conservative governments pursued," and criticized, "President Yoon Suk-yeol is abandoning even what conservative governments have done." He further stated, "If this continues, President Yoon may remain the only president who has not even attempted the minimum dialogue or negotiations between the two Koreas," and said, "I hope President Yoon and the People Power Party will at least take the path of patriotic conservatism on the issue of peace on the Korean Peninsula, which concerns the fate of the nation."

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