Oh Se-hoon to Lee drawing a line on constitutional amendment: "Focusing only on his own political path"
"An Instinctive Defense Mechanism
to Maintain an Advantageous Position"
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon criticized Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is drawing a line against the 'term reduction constitutional amendment theory,' saying, "He is focusing too much on his own political path."
On the 4th, after delivering a keynote speech at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry forum, Mayor Oh told reporters in response to related questions, "I analyze that it is an instinctive defense mechanism not to want to disrupt the current competitive lineup because he thinks it is advantageous to him," he said.
In a situation where an early presidential election is anticipated, ruling party hopefuls including Mayor Oh are advocating for a constitutional amendment to set the next president's term to three years, while Lee prioritizes 'ending the internal conflict.'
Mayor Oh stated, "To overcome the current very chaotic situation, a truly decisive change, a momentum is needed. That is to change the 1987 constitutional system, which has already outlived its usefulness," and argued, "Without a constitutional amendment, such political chaos could repeat at any time in the future."
He continued, "If this is a system where such chaos can recur depending on how politicians conduct politics, then the problem lies with the system itself," adding, "It is important to constitutionally resolve the political deadlock that can occur when power is concentrated in either the executive or legislative branch by implementing a constitutional amendment, and then focus on good governance afterwards."
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Meanwhile, targeting Lee, Mayor Oh warned, "If one tries to evade the situation with a very superficial idea of 'impeachment resolution is the priority now because it is disadvantageous to me' based on political gains and losses, it will face significant public resistance."
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