2024-04-25 23:31:14
“People ask me how I got elected in a tough area in Gangbuk, but honestly, I just did the opposite of what our party does.”
President-elect Kim Jae-seop, a 30-year-old member of the small faction who was elected in Dobong-gap, Seoul, said this at a debate on ‘Challenges left behind by the 22nd general election’ hosted by the Yeouido Institute held at the People Power Party’s central party headquarters on the 25th. President-elect Kim said, “(During the general election), ‘Judgement of Lee Jo (Lee Jae-myung, Cho Kuk)’ never came out of my mouth, and I can tell you that I have not hung a banner from the party even once in four years,” and “The Seoul City Party said that I had to hang a banner to be nominated.” “I didn’t walk because I was afraid I would lose the election (if I walked),” he said. It was pointed out that there was a large gap between the party’s message and strategy and the public sentiment in the metropolitan area.
While the ruling party’s official ‘reflection debate’ to pinpoint the causes of the election defeat was held only 15 days after the general election, some pointed out that “the party is complacent” and “there is no specific action plan.” About 10 people attended the debate, including floor leader and acting party leader Jae-ok Yoon, acting secretary-general Bae Jun-young, and general election white paper task force (TF) chairman Jo Jung-hoon.
● Failed candidate: “The image of the president has been completely ruined.”
The failed candidate in the metropolitan area poured out bitter words toward the President’s Office. Vice President for Organization Kim Jong-hyuk, who ran for election in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, but lost, said, “Our PI (presidential image) is completely ruined.” He added, “Rather than saying that there is a problem with the president’s policies, it is more like, ‘I don’t like the president’s style, I don’t like his attitude, I don’t like the way the couple looks like that.’ “There are a lot of them,” he said. Vice-Chancellor Kim said, “There is an expression in the media that the president gets angry when he gets angry,” and added, “Is it the president or the people who should be angry?” Floor Leader Yoon wrote down the debater’s remarks in between, including taking notes in his notebook when Vice-Chancellor Kim pointed out problems with the president’s attitude.
It was also pointed out that the party-government relationship, which has been criticized as being vertical, needs to be improved. President-elect Seo Ji-young (Dongrae, Busan), a former party official, said, “It is a misjudgment to think that it will be resolved if we just criticize the President’s Office,” and added, “The party must play its role.” “The President’s Office in Yongsan must meet and talk courageously about what to do,” he said. President-elect Seo said, “Can young people vote for a party that appears to be incompetent? He added, “There is a need for serious reflection.”
Hong Young-rim, director of the Yeouido Research Institute, said, “Our party has never properly developed a detailed strategy for people in their 40s, who were the most vulnerable generation over the past 20 years.” “Every time, it was just improvisation,” he said.
● “The golden time has passed, if you don’t find direction, you will be impeached”
Experts who attended the discussion also pointed out the lack of customized strategies for each generation and region. Park Myeong-ho, a professor at Dongguk University, said, “In terms of generation, it has been limited to the elderly and has become a fringe group whose value will not be recognized by 2030.” He added, “Regionally, it has become a political party that has given up on the metropolitan area, and it is no longer strange to hear the Yeongnam United Liberal Democrats.” Bae Jong-chan, director of Insight K Research Institute, pointed out, “The People Power Party has become the ‘Gyeongpo Party’ (a party that gave up Gyeonggi Province) and the ‘4 Po Party’ (a party that gave up on the 40s).”
There was a warning from the ruling party that “the golden time for resolving the crushing defeat in the general election and reforming the party is passing.” Rep. Cho Hae-jin, who lost the election in Gimhae-eul, Gyeongsangnam-do, said, “The president, who should have bowed 90 degrees, only slightly bowed his head, and the party is showing the image of an alien world hundreds of millions of light years away from public sentiment, a windless zone for reform, and a blind spot for reform.” He warned, “If this continues, the next local elections and presidential election will become a bankruptcy process for the conservative party.” Rep. Cho mentioned the composition of the pan-opposition party with 192 seats versus the ruling party with 108 seats and said, “If we fail to find a direction, the planned course is impeachment.”
Reporter Jo Kwon-hyung [email protected]
Reporter Seungwoo Lee [email protected]
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