Opposition: Han Dong-hoon's Inaugural Statement Is "Merely a Bodyguard Protecting Kim Geon-hee"

Han "Lee Jae-myung Democratic Party colludes with Gaeddal totalitarianism"
Democratic "Proxy delivering President Yoon's 'nomination order'"
Criticism of activist groups met with "No appeal to moderate voters" rebuttal

Han Dong-hoon, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, strongly criticized Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and the activist political forces as his inaugural statement, prompting fierce backlash from the opposition.

Kang Sun-woo, spokesperson for the Democratic Party, held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office on the afternoon of the 26th, stating, "How can you, as your first words upon taking office, spit out insults and harsh words toward the leader of the main opposition party without a single word of reflection on the failures, incompetence, and irresponsibility in governance so far?" She added, "Although he tries to pose as someone who will use the language of 50 million people, if you look at his inaugural remarks filled with criticism of the opposition, there is no difference from President Yoon Seok-yeol."

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is making a statement at the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 26th. Photo by Jo Yongjun jun21@

She continued, "How can the remark about Kim Geon-hee's special investigation being 'propaganda and agitation for the general election' be considered the language of 50 million people?" and claimed, "Chairman Han Dong-hoon is ultimately a proxy delivering President Yoon Seok-yeol's nomination orders and merely a bodyguard protecting Mrs. Kim Geon-hee." She added, "Our people use language more dignified than the attacking and mocking language of Emergency Response Chairman Han Dong-hoon."

She also reiterated the determination to push forward the 'dual special investigation law.' She said, "If the crimes of the president's wife disappear just because the president received more votes in the presidential election, that is not democracy," and "The public wants a substantive truth-finding investigation into Mrs. Kim Geon-hee's stock manipulation." The Democratic Party plans to pass the 'dual special investigation law,' which stipulates investigations into Mrs. Kim Geon-hee's involvement in the Deutsche Motors stock manipulation allegations, at the plenary session on the 28th.

After the press conference, Spokesperson Kang met with reporters and, when asked about her position on Chairman Han Dong-hoon's criticism of activist political forces in his acceptance speech, she retorted, "He said he would use the language of 50 million people, but immediately after coming out, insulting the opposition like that is not the language of 50 million people, is it?" Regarding Chairman Han's declaration not to run in the general election, she said, "We will see if he really does not run."

Kang Sun-woo, Spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea Photo by Yonhap News

Opposition to Chairman Han Dong-hoon continued even outside the National Assembly. Choi Byung-chun, former deputy director of the Democratic Research Institute, evaluated, "The speech about eradicating the 86 activist privileged politics and defeating the 'Gaeddal totalitarianism' was nothing more than a 'People Power-like speech' by the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party."

Choi said, "The reason the ruling party's approval rating is low and President Yoon's approval rating is low is not because they have failed to denounce the Democratic Party as the 86 activist privileged party, but because people think the shortcomings of the People Power Party and President Yoon are greater than those of the Democratic Party," and criticized, "Messages demonizing the Democratic Party and the 86 activist group cannot resonate with the moderate groups at all." He then pointed out ▲response to the special investigation on Mrs. Kim Geon-hee ▲reconciliation and integration with former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok ▲and inducement of a shift in the Yoon administration's national policy direction as both tasks and weaknesses of the 'Han Dong-hoon Emergency Response Committee.'

Meanwhile, earlier that day, Chairman Han Dong-hoon criticized in his acceptance speech at the People Power Party Central Party Office, saying, "We must prevent Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party from colluding with the activist privileged forces and Gaeddal totalitarianism to destroy the country for their own survival," and "If things continue like this, the difficult reality faced by sensible people?that we may not be able to stop the current reckless and authoritarian behavior of Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party?is something that should instill fear in all of us." He also pledged 'dedication' by declaring that he will not run in either a constituency or proportional representation in next year's general election.

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