Lee Responds to Ahn Cheol-soo's Criticism of 'Excluding Multiple Homeowners': "No Need to Protect Mosquitoes Too"

President Lee Jae-myung Delivers Message on Social Media on the 24th

Directly Responds to Lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo's Criticism of Excluding Multi-Homeowners from Real Estate Duties

In response to People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo's criticism of the exclusion of multi-home public officials from real estate work, President Lee Jae-myung remarked on the 24th, "Just because you're protecting frogs doesn't mean you have to protect mosquitoes as well."

President Lee made this point by quoting a post from Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Tae-seon on X (formerly Twitter) in the afternoon of the same day.

President Lee Jae-myung is entering the Korea Federation of Trade Unions invitational meeting held at the Blue House on the 24th. March 24, 2026, Yonhap News Agency.

Previously, President Lee had instructed that public officials who own multiple homes, non-resident owners of high-priced homes, and those with excessive real estate holdings be excluded from real estate-related work.

Regarding this, Assemblyman Ahn posted a critical message on Facebook, asking, "Will you also ban public officials involved with KOSPI from investing in stocks?"

In response, Assemblyman Kim addressed Assemblyman Ahn, stating, "President Lee excluded multi-home public officials from real estate policy to align the interests of the public with those of policymakers," and added, "The current policy goal is to revitalize the capital market. If that is the case, shouldn't those who have experience and willingness to participate in the capital market be involved in the policy design and implementation process?"

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