Yoon Sanghyun: "Reconsider 70% Party Vote in Primaries... Public Sentiment Is Paramount"

Yoon Sanghyun Criticizes Local Election Primary Rule Change
Says It Is "Going Against Public Sentiment"

Yoon Sanghyun, a lawmaker from the People Power Party, stated on the 25th that the party's Local Election Planning Committee's proposal to raise the proportion of party member votes from 50% to 70% is "going against public sentiment" and "should be reconsidered."

On social media that day, Assemblyman Yoon explained, "Local elections are not about electing the party leader, but are a competition that directly reflects the will of the people," expressing his opposition to the plan.

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Yoon questioned, "Despite recent controversies such as the alleged pressure on the judiciary and the decision to forgo an appeal in the Daejang-dong case, why is our party's approval rating declining while the ruling party's is rising?" He pointed out, "The prevailing analysis is that this is not because the ruling party is doing well, but because public disappointment with an opposition party adrift without genuine reflection or innovation is far greater."

He added, "Simply changing the sails will not alter the course in the face of shifting public sentiment," stressing, "To change the course, you must take the helm, and in politics, the helm is public sentiment."

He argued that especially in times like now, when the gap between public sentiment and party sentiment is wide, the party must follow the will of the people. Yoon emphasized, "Public sentiment is the will of heaven itself. There is no party sentiment that comes before public sentiment," reiterating his call to reconsider raising the proportion of party member votes.

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