Yoon Jae-ok: "Democratic Party Satisfied with Minority Party's Tail Car, Should Not Aim for First-Class Car"

Democratic Party Blamed People Power for Satellite Party Formation Called "Pot Calling the Kettle Black"
Medical Association Strike Met with "Expecting Wise Judgment from Medical Community"

Yoon Jae-ok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, said, "The Democratic Party's attitude is that minor parties should be satisfied with the tail car and not covet the first-class car." This was in response to the Democratic Party blaming the People Power Party for the creation of satellite parties.

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the floor strategy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 6th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

At an emergency meeting held at the party headquarters on the 8th, Floor Leader Yoon said, "Representative Lee Jae-myung once again blamed the People Power Party for the creation of satellite parties at yesterday's Supreme Council meeting," adding, "It is outrageous to see such audacity, calling it a legitimate response to the ruling party's creation of satellite parties."

He continued, "Our party has already set the return to the parallel proportional representation system as the party's official stance and has consistently adhered to it," emphasizing, "However, the Democratic Party has been calculating which system?parallel, semi-linked, or regional parallel proportional representation?would be more advantageous to them."

He added, "The semi-linked proportional representation system, born out of a collusion to establish the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, has become a political engineering tool that deceives the public and a form of gaslighting that undermines the pride of minor parties," and said, "For the people, it has become a chaotic situation where they do not know what to look at when voting or where their votes are going."

Regarding the Medical Association's announcement of a general strike over the expansion of medical school quotas, he said, "Some residents from major general hospitals in Seoul, known as the Big Five, have decided to participate if the strike proceeds," and emphasized, "Since the government has expressed its intention to accept the medical community's demands such as raising fees in essential medical fields and easing legal burdens, collective action should be restrained."

He warned, "If a strike opposing measures to resolve issues in the medical field threatens the lives and health of the public, doctors will not be able to avoid criticism for neglecting their duties." He also said, "What is needed now is not extreme actions like strikes but discussions between the medical community and the government to jointly promote public health rights and doctors' interests," and expressed hope for "the wise judgment of the medical community."

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