Kim Dong-yeon "Wishing Representative Lee Jae-myung a Speedy Recovery"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is holding a press conference on the failure of the Gyeonggi Northern Special Autonomous Province residents' referendum on the 3rd.

Kim Dong-yeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, once again expressed his regret over the attack on Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, in Busan and wished him a speedy recovery.

On the 3rd, during the opening remarks at a press conference related to the referendum for the establishment of the Northern Gyeonggi Special Autonomous Province held at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office in Suwon, Governor Kim said, "Yesterday (the 2nd), an unacceptable political terror occurred. It is a regrettable incident," and added, "I wish Leader Lee Jae-myung a swift recovery."

Earlier, on the 2nd, through his social media (SNS), Governor Kim stated, "Political terror against Leader Lee Jae-myung is something that should never happen and must never be allowed," and expressed, "It is heartbreaking how our politics have come to this state."

Separately from this physical terror, he also harshly criticized the current government's 'policy terror.'

He first pointed out, "Democracy in the Republic of Korea has already suffered many policy terrors since the inauguration of this government, even without such physical terror," and added, "There has been terror where the entrenched power cartel uses outdated ideological standards as weapons to push labor, civic groups, and environmental organizations."

He continued, "South Korea is currently going backward," and argued, "Considering the domestic and international situations we face in diplomacy, politics, and economy, we are taking a path that is not the right one."

In particular, he lamented, "We should be reading changes and responding to global trends, but we are only going in reverse," and said, "Globally, neoliberalism is declining, but in South Korea, we are moving toward neoliberalism that is retreating everywhere else."

Governor Kim pointed out, "For example, most countries in the world, such as the United States and Japan, are expanding their economic policies, but South Korea is the only one pursuing fiscal contraction," and criticized, "We are failing to cope with the flow of change."

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