Kim Yongtae on Yoon’s Sentence: “I Apologize to the People... Will Rebuild a National Conservative Party”

On the 19th, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Yongtae commented on the court’s sentencing of former President Yoon Sukyeol to life imprisonment, saying, “The significance of today’s ruling lies in the reconstruction of a national conservative party that can bring an end to the legacy of the martial law of December 3,” and adding, “I will devote myself to restoring the original values of conservatism and the path of national conservatism.”

Kim Yongtae, Interim Emergency Response Committee Chair of the People Power Party, is holding a resignation press conference at the National Assembly on June 30, 2025. Photo by Kim Hyunmin

On this day, through his social networking service (SNS) account, Assemblyman Kim stated, “As a member of a conservative party, I once again apologize to the people,” and made these remarks.

Assemblyman Kim pointed out that former President Yoon’s December 3 martial law left behind the legacy of three things: a blind ‘Yoon Again’ faction, the current administration’s judicial abuse of power, and the indecisive leadership of conservative parties.

He went on to say, “Because the party is not prepared to serve the interests of the people, it has failed to return to its original path,” adding, “A party exists for the nation and the people, and its leadership must always be ready to fulfill the party’s mission by gathering the collective will of its members. Party leadership that is captured by ‘Yoon Again’ cannot stop the triple dictatorship of the Lee Jaemyung administration.”

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