Park Ji-won: "Even if Kim Moon-soo's approval rating rises, he can't compete with Lee Jae-myung"

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Park Ji-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, recently commented on Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, who ranked 'No. 1 in the ruling party' as a next presidential candidate in multiple opinion polls, saying, "(His approval rating) will only rise to single digits" and "Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is in the 30% range, so he cannot be compared."

Park Ji-won, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, recently commented on Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, who ranked first among ruling party candidates in several opinion polls for the next presidential election. Park said, "Even if his approval rating rises, it will only be in the single digits," adding, "Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is in the 30% range and is unmatched." Photo by Kim Hyun-min

On the night of the 21st, appearing on YTN Radio's 'Shin Yul's News Face-off,' Park said, "(Minister Kim's) approval rating is about 7-8%. The highest it has reached is 9%." When the host asked, "Why does Minister Kim receive relatively much attention from the conservative side?" Park replied, "He participated in opposition movements against Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon and Yoon Seok-youl, and also supported them," introducing how Minister Kim criticized then Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl at the 'Moon Jae-in Condemnation Rally' hosted by Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon and actively supported Yoon when he became a conservative presidential candidate.

Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Moon-soo. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

He added, "But it's strange that Representative Yoon Sang-hyun is not running (for president)," criticizing, "(Representative Yoon) bowed 90 degrees to Pastor Jeon Kwang-hoon, and Pastor Jeon said, 'I was going to run for president, but I will give it to you, Yoon Sang-hyun.' So why isn't he running?" Earlier, the day before, Park dismissed former Blue House Chief of Staff Lim Jong-seok's remark that "With the current Democratic Party holding its breath for internal democracy, only looking at leader Lee Jae-myung, can it really gain the trust of the people?" by saying, "There are many people in our party dreaming of the presidency, such as former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo, Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon, and former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum. Only looking at Lee Jae-myung? That's not true."

Also, Park, who lived in the U.S. for a long time and even served as the head of a local Korean association, responded to the fact that many politicians, including Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo, went to U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration but could not enter the venue by saying, "That's common. Many watch the inauguration on TV while eating at hotel restaurants." He explained, "Even if you don't enter the venue, it's good to go and see how American democracy works," adding, "It's not that people are bad; everyone does that."

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