Divided Opinions on the 'Han Dong-hoon Emergency Committee' Between Ruling and Opposition Parties: "Directly Linked to Yoon" vs "Appealing to the People"

Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon accepted the position of Emergency Response Committee Chairperson of the People Power Party, leading to the establishment of the 'Han Dong-hoon Emergency Response Committee,' which drew mixed evaluations from both ruling and opposition parties. The opposition viewed it as the "direct line of President Yoon Seok-yeol," doubting its chances of success, while the ruling party positively assessed it as aligning with the appeal to the public based on the image of a young leader.

On the 22nd, Jeon Hae-cheol, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on SBS's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' "The biggest problem in the ruling party is that President Yoon Seok-yeol is excessively involved in party management and controls it, isn't it? If so, the concerns and worries cannot be resolved, so there is little chance of success," adding, "Now, I have many concerns that even the National Assembly might become a prosecution-controlled assembly."

This indicates that the 'Han Dong-hoon Emergency Response Committee' is effectively seen as President Yoon exerting his dominance. On the same day, Hong Ik-pyo, the floor leader, said on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' "There is also a view that this is an Emergency Response Committee Chairperson from the president's direct line whose will is more enforced."

There is also analysis that the frame of a 'Prosecution Republic' has been further strengthened by his acceptance of the chairperson position. Jang Kyung-tae, a pro-Myeong (親明) member and Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, said on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "Next year's general election is dominated by the judgment against President Yoon Seok-yeol, and in the current situation, Emergency Response Committee Chairperson Han Dong-hoon will also be judged together. I believe former Minister Han will be judged in next year's general election," adding, "(From the Democratic Party's perspective) it is a two birds with one stone Emergency Response Committee."

There are also voices pointing out former Minister Han's 'lack of political experience.' Kim Young-jin, the Political Coordination Office Chief and a pro-Myeong member of the Democratic Party, also said on YTN's 'News King with Park Ji-hoon,' "He became the CEO of politics while treating politics as a side job or part-time work," criticizing, "The decision for a former prosecutor general president, a Minister of Justice, and a former prosecutor Han to become Emergency Response Committee Chairperson does not at all align with the public's thoughts and common sense."

However, ruling party figures emphasize that former Minister Han, born in the 1970s, is the youngest among all Emergency Response Committee Chairpersons and predict that his 'freshness' will be his weapon. Seong Il-jong, a member of the People Power Party, said, "The public is thinking a lot about the political world right now, and there is a very high demand from the public to purge the corrupt 586 activist generation," adding, "Because former Minister Han has the national expectation as a young leader to set the country straight, I see that this aligns with the public's appeal."

Kim Yong-tae, former Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, said on CBS's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' "Many people are currently anxious and somewhat depressed about debts and the lack of hope, and I hope former Minister Han focuses on his smartness in that regard," adding, "If he uses his smartness and intelligence to focus on livelihood issues rather than fighting the opposition, I think it could sufficiently expand the centrist base."

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