Yoo In-tae: "Expo Failure Undermines Trust in the Entire Regime"

"What’s the Use of Losing Gracefully? Denying Roh Moo-hyun"

Regarding the confirmed failure to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan, former National Assembly Secretary-General and senior member of the Democratic Party of Korea, Yoo In-tae, evaluated that "it has shattered the public's trust in the administration itself."

On the 30th, Yoo said on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "The disappointment our people must have felt this time is not just about failure. It's about all the fuss beforehand. Everyone acted as if it would definitely happen. This government is so incompetent, and it makes you wonder if you can trust such a government," adding, "It feels like this has greatly destroyed the public's trust in the administration itself."

Former Secretary General of the National Assembly Yoon In-tae is giving a special lecture at the People’s Power Study Group for Public Sympathy held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 9th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The day before, Saudi Arabia succeeded in hosting the Expo by securing 119 votes out of 165 countries participating in the first round of voting at the 173rd General Assembly of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) held at the 'Palais des Congr?s' on the outskirts of Paris, France. South Korea received only 29 votes.

Yoo pointed out that the problem was that predictions such as 'close race' were made until just before the results were announced. He said, "Using that to say it was a close race, then whether it was our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Intelligence Service, or the business community, I don't know if they couldn't speak up because they were watching the president's mood, but anyway, what the public feels is, 'How can we live trusting such a government?' I think there was probably that kind of despair."

He added, "Those who needed to know (about the Expo failure) already knew. Some reports were even made somewhere," and expressed regret, saying, "Our media also has nothing to say. Looking at all the articles written, I really don't understand. The media shouldn't have to be so cautious of the authorities."

Regarding Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, suggesting a return to the parallel-type proportional representation system by saying, 'What's the use of losing stylishly,' Yoo criticized, "How foolish Lee thinks of Roh Moo-hyun's life is shocking. Roh Moo-hyun lost stylishly many times. That kind of talk is exactly the opposite of someone who claims to inherit Roh Moo-hyun's spirit. It completely denies Roh Moo-hyun."

Yoo said, "Some friends within the party say they would lose 35 seats because of that, but I have no idea what basis that is; it makes no sense," and added, "On the contrary, if they completely break that promise and regress to the parallel system, the trust in the Democratic Party and its leader will be completely destroyed, and the loss from that will be much greater."

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