Lee Nak-yeon, representative of the Democratic Party, gives a greeting at the Nomination Management Committee of the 4th and 7th Red Line held at the National Assembly on the 19th. yunhap news,
Lee Nak-yeon, head of the Democratic Party together with Lee Nak-yeon, made public criticism for the first time since taking office over the’basic disaster income’ promoted by Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung. Representative Lee appeared on the news broadcast on the evening of the 19th (MBC) and pointed out that there is a point of contradiction with the government’s policy on the way to pay 100,000 won of local currency to all the citizens of Gyeonggi Province. “I’m distancing right now, and telling me to consume can be like turning on the left blinker and going to the right,” he said. “There’s a way to avoid such a conflict.” As for whether the discussion on the 4th emergency disaster support payment is still too early, he also drew a line saying, “The 3rd disaster support (payment) is not over yet.” Earlier, Kim Jong-min, the Democratic Party’s Supreme Commissioner, aimed at the Governor at the Supreme Council’s meeting on the 13th, saying, “A hasty policy that is not coordinated with the quarantine authorities can cause confusion in the national quarantine network.” What I did is unusual. It is understandable that the ruling party’s representative emphasized the importance of quarantine in a situation where the government strictly enforces’social distancing’, but the nature of checks against the governor’s overtaking Lee in various opinion polls has also been undermined. see. The Democratic Party announced its official position in a closed supreme committee on the previous day, saying,’We respect the autonomy of local governments, but we must fully consider the government’s quarantine situation’, and policy committee chairman Hong Ik-pyo delivered this to Governor Lee. Accordingly, on the 19th, the next day, Governor Lee issued a position on the party’s official position regarding basic disaster income, saying, “We will respect the party’s opinion and determine the timing of execution of the basic disaster income, targets and means of payment, taking full consideration of the quarantine situation” Said. However, it has not clearly stated whether or not it is actually paid. By Seo Young-ji, staff reporter