Hong Jun-pyo "Martial Law, a Sudden Dream on a Midsummer Night... 'Samsunggano' Should Keep Quiet"

"He predicted the country would collapse if Lee Jae-myung wins, and chaos if Yoon Seok-yeol wins"

Hong Jun-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, stated on the 5th that he considered President Yoon Seok-yeol's declaration of martial law "a sudden dream on a midsummer night" and therefore did not even call an emergency meeting of his executives.

On the same day, through his Facebook, Mayor Hong shared his feelings at the time of the martial law declaration on the 3rd. Regarding Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party, opposing the declaration, he said, "I thought, 'Ah, he didn't consult with that guy.'" When the National Assembly demanded the lifting of the martial law, he wrote, "I thought it was not a three-day reign but a three-hour reign." He added, "The next morning, I thought about measures to manage the situation."

Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu. Photo by Yonhap News

Mayor Hong also claimed that he had foreseen such a chaotic situation, saying, "On November 29, 2021, before the presidential election, during a Q&A session on Youth's Dream, I predicted that 'If Lee Jae-myung becomes president, the country will collapse, and if Yoon Seok-yeol becomes president, the country will be thrown into chaos.'

Furthermore, he criticized, "I wish the Samsung-gano (三姓家奴) of our party would just shut up," adding, "The more you talk, the more harm you cause to the party." Samsung-gano means 'a slave with three surnames,' a derogatory term coined by the character Zhang Fei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to mock L? Bu, who served multiple foster fathers such as Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo.

Earlier, Mayor Hong had posted on Facebook the previous day, saying, "The impeachment crisis that halted the constitution, like during the Park Geun-hye administration, must never happen again." He emphasized, "The People Power Party should not disperse its efforts but unite to prevent impeachment, negotiate with the opposition to form a national unity cabinet, and promote a constitutional amendment for a shortened presidential term with a semi-presidential system," adding, "There must be no traitors who surrender to the enemy camp like during Park Geun-hye's time."

He continued, "That is the only way to prevent the unfortunate suspension of the constitution again," and added, "It seems that the situation has reached a point where it is difficult to manage the crisis with the power of the Yoon Seok-yeol administration alone."

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