Hong Jun-pyo: "President Yoon Should Quickly Apologize to the Public... Must Declare Constitutional Amendment for Term Reduction"

"If Impeached Again, People Power Party Will Disappear"

Hong Jun-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, commented on President Yoon Seok-yeol's emergency martial law situation, stating, "The president should promptly apologize to the public, form a national unity cabinet, entrust all appointments to a responsible prime minister, and declare a constitutional amendment to shorten the presidential term."

On the 6th, Mayor Hong said on his Facebook, "If impeached again, this party will no longer have any value to exist and will disappear."

He pointed out, "The rivalry between two mercenaries is shaking the country," adding, "Han Dong-hoon is now playing the same role as Yoo Seung-min did eight years ago when former President Park Geun-hye was impeached. How did this party come to such a state?" The 'mercenaries' mentioned by Representative Hong appear to refer to President Yoon and Han Dong-hoon, the leader of the People Power Party. He added, "If we hesitate, it will be Park Geun-hye Season 2."

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

He also criticized on Facebook the day before, saying, "The two mercenaries' rivalry has brought the party and the country to this state, and one of the mercenaries said, 'If I expel that mercenary, I will handle the situation.'" He continued, "If that mercenary is expelled, the ruling party will disappear, and our party will only be the Democratic Party's second fiddle. What did the person who has no right to enter the plenary session hall say when they stormed into the hall and shook hands with Lee Jae-myung to make such outrageous remarks?" He questioned, "Can we entrust the situation to the immature mercenary who has brought the party and the country to this state?"

Meanwhile, Han Dong-hoon said at an emergency Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, "Considering the newly revealed facts, I judge that it is necessary to promptly suspend President Yoon Seok-yeol's duties to protect the Republic of Korea and its people."

He said, "Last night, on the day the martial law was declared, I confirmed through reliable sources that President Yoon ordered Yeo In-hyung, the counterintelligence commander and his high school junior, to arrest key politicians as anti-state forces, and that the president mobilized intelligence agencies to arrest politicians."

He also said, "It was identified that Yeo In-hyung had a specific plan to detain the arrested politicians at a detention facility in Gwacheon." He added, "If President Yoon continues to perform his duties as the president of the Republic of Korea, there is a high risk that extreme actions like this emergency martial law will be repeated, which could put the Republic of Korea and its people in great danger."

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