Hong Jun-pyo: "We Should Not Cling to Prosecutorial Politics Led by Han Dong-hoon"

Hong Joon-pyo, the mayor of Daegu and a senior politician of the People Power Party who has been critical of the Blue House and the ruling party, advised that they should embrace the non-Yoon faction, including former leader Lee Jun-seok, while criticizing the problems of "prosecutorial politics."

On the 19th, Mayor Hong said on his social media (SNS), "How about giving up on the prosecutorial politics led by (Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon) and trying proper politics for once?"

Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, is delivering a greeting at the JP Hope Camp closing ceremony held on the 8th at BNB Tower in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

This is interpreted as pointing out that the ruling party has been engaging in "prosecutorial politics" targeting Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. Last month, he also said on SNS, "From now on, the People Power Party needs to abandon the prosecutorial investigation politics that only cling to Lee Jae-myung and show that it can be reborn as a policy-oriented ruling party."

Mayor Hong said, "Even a rival in a long-term game would struggle, so can you win the game without the key pieces?" and added, "Soon Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party leader) will embrace the non-Myung faction and prepare for the general election, so is it still the time for us to be obsessed only with internal conflicts?"

He then urged for inclusion of the non-Yoon faction, saying, "There is a proverb that says you give an extra rice cake to someone you dislike."

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