In the Weather Forecast, 'Large Blue 1'... Han Dong-hoon Says "Democratic Party-Biased MBC Has Crossed the Line"

Appearance of 'Blue Number 1' on MBC News
"Democratic Party Should Change Name to Lee Jae-myung Party"

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 29th. Photo by Kim Hyunmin kimhyun81@

Han Dong-hoon, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, criticized the blue number 1 that appeared in the MBC weather forecast broadcast, claiming it amounted to an election campaign advertisement for the Democratic Party of Korea. He also intensified his criticism of the opposition party, which is experiencing candidate nomination conflicts, and Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung.

On the 29th, at an emergency response meeting held at the central party office in Yeouido, Chairman Han said, "I was surprised after seeing it, thinking 'No way.' For those who haven't seen it, please take a look," adding, "Imagine if the blue number 1, which is taller than a person, in the MBC weather forecast was replaced with a red number 2 of the same size."

He continued, "(MBC) said they included the number 1 as an excuse for fine dust, but couldn't they also include the number 2 to indicate that the temperature rose by 2 degrees?" He emphasized, "MBC has been extremely biased toward the Democratic Party, but I think this crosses the line."

The MBC weather forecast mentioned by Chairman Han was broadcast on the 27th, during which the weathercaster said, "Next to me is a number 1 taller than me. Today, Seoul's level was 1. The fine dust concentration dropped to 1," while a blue number '1' was displayed.

Chairman Han also pointed out the candidate nominations of the opposition party and Lee Jae-myung. Meeting with reporters on his way to work, he said, "Those who are being excluded by Lee are not considered Democratic Party members, and he is trying to create a 100% pure Lee Jae-myung party." At the subsequent emergency response meeting, Chairman Han stated, "I have no intention of siding with former Chief of Staff Lim Jong-seok," but added, "However, Lee is abusing his authority as the Democratic Party leader to unfairly remove his political rival, former Chief Lim."

He went on, "As the representative of the entire People Power Party, I am actively supporting candidate Won Hee-ryong's election campaign," and said, "I hope people will see who between the Democratic Party and the People Power Party is truly working for the people."

Regarding Assemblyman Jeong Pil-mo, who resigned from the position of the Democratic Party Central Election Commission Chairman on the 26th, Chairman Han claimed, "Jeong resigned saying he was deceived after deliberately inserting a public opinion poll in the Democratic Party," adding, "If left alone, it could become a criminal liability issue, so he resigned to create an alibi that he didn't know." He continued, "The fact that the election commission chairman had to create an alibi regarding election polls and candidate nominations means the nominations are not normal," and said, "(The Democratic Party) is a party that enforces legislative dictatorship, so if a situation arises where criminal-level manipulation of public opinion is suspected, we all must criticize and correct it immediately."

Furthermore, he criticized, "Jeong Pil-mo is the election commission chairman, Lim Hyuk-baek is the candidate nomination committee chairman, and Ahn Kyu-baek is the strategic nomination committee chairman. Why are there so many chairmen?" He sharpened his words, saying, "There is only one chairman, Lee Jae-myung, but does having many chairman titles make it any less embarrassing?"

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