And "Democrats Only Hope for Oil Drilling Failure... Politicizing Science Too"

"Good News from the Yoon Administration? Not Likely?"
"National Interest and People Must Come First"

The People Power Party criticized the Democratic Party of Korea on the 8th, saying that "the Democratic Party is politicizing even the realm of science with baseless criticism" regarding the announcement of the petroleum exploration drilling plan in Yeongilman, Pohang, Gyeongbuk.

Kim Hye-ran, spokesperson for the People Power Party, stated in a commentary, "The Democratic Party has been nitpicking the company that analyzed the possibility of deposits, and when the drilling is forced ahead, they are even threatening frontline public officials and experts by saying that related public officials will not be spared from criminal punishment."

She added, "The Democratic Party leadership, which speaks in unison about failure even before it starts, saying that a 20% success rate means an 80% failure rate, raises suspicion that they only wish for failure," and said, "Focusing on political interests and dragging this into political strife does not help the national interest or our economy at all."

She continued, "What on earth is the reason the Democratic Party is nitpicking, criticizing, and engaging in propaganda and agitation?" and added, "Is good news under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration something that must not happen for the Democratic Party?"

Spokesperson Kim said, "If the Democratic Party's logic prevails, our country will not be able to take a single step forward, even if any resources are discovered, because it will be trapped in political controversy," and emphasized, "We must put the national interest and the people first."

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