Lee Nak-yeon, representative of the Democratic Party (from left), Park Tae-nyeon Kim, top committee member Noh Woong-rae, Shin Dong-geun, and Yang Hyang-ja, respectively, enter Lee’s office for a private Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly House of Representatives on the 3rd. It is extremely unusual for a leadership meeting to be held in the office of the Assembly Hall rather than the party’s representative conference room on holidays. yunhap news
The plan for amnesty against former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye drawn up by Democratic Party representative Lee Nak-yeon faced a backlash from party members and supporters, and the brakes were struck. It’s been two days since CEO Lee brought out’amnesty’ in a media interview on New Year’s Day.
On the afternoon of the 3rd, Lee convened an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council members at the office of the National Assembly Assembly Hall to gather opinions. Immediately after the meeting, the Supreme Council of the Party said, “I understand that President Lee’s remarks originated from his loyalty for national unity,” in a statement (Deputy Deputy Deputy Chief Deputy In-Ho Choi). “We agreed that the consensus of the people and the reflection of the parties are important in this matter, and we decided to respect the will of the people and party members in the future.”Said. Following “The Supreme Council promotes reform and integration together with the candlelight spirit”He added.
Regarding the public’s consensus and reflection of the parties, Choi said, “From now on, you can understand it as listening and judging the will of the party members and the people.” The intention was to reconsider from now on whether to make an official suggestion to President Moon Jae-in. In fact, Lee’s proposal has returned to its origin. In the opposition, accusations were made that “the ruling party representative made fun of the people” over the expression “reflection of the parties”.
Lee Nak-yeon mentions “the reality of square politics”
Lee Nak-yeon, the representative of the Democratic Party, is leaving the office after finishing a private supreme committee meeting held at the National Assembly Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd. Representative Lee expressed this day as “my loyalty” on two occasions to the proposal for the pardon of former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye with the highest committee members. News 1
Representative Lee met with reporters shortly after the meeting that day, and expressed her offer of pardon twice as “my loyalty.” Representative Lee said, “Overcoming the national crisis of the coronavirus (new coronavirus infection) crisis, stabilizing people’s livelihood, and restoring the economy is the urgent priority. “We need the power of the people to solve this problem.” “I told you of my long-standing loyalty to achieve national unity”Said. Representative Lee “I believe that politics should also go beyond the politics of antagonism and confrontation into a politics that achieves national unity.”He added, “I told you about my loyalty.”
On this day, Lee said that he also emphasized this sincerity in a closed meeting. According to the attendees on revenge, this representative “I saw the reality of square politics while watching Gwanghwamun while serving as Prime Minister. I felt sorry for that reality and a sense of duty.”Said to the effect. “National integration is very important for national innovation. It was just said because of that need, and there are no other considerations.”
However, not all participants agreed with Lee’s purpose. Multiple attendees conveyed the opposition from the party members and supporters. Some commented that it is not desirable for the internal controversy to continue even if we talk about integration. The fact that the’candle spirit’ is stated in the statement is also interpreted as reflecting the negative party atmosphere on the pardon of the former president. A member of the lawmaker who attended the conference on this day “There may be a misunderstanding that the (party’s) line was changed to unification if we talked about it for the purpose of national unification, so I put in the idea of’reform with the spirit of the candlelight’.”He explained.
Re-discussed, but backlash from supporters is a challenge
Lee Nak-yeon, head of the Democratic Party, met with reporters right after the meeting and said, “I believe that politics should also go beyond the camp politics of antagonism and confrontation to achieve national unity.” yunhap news
First of all, the representative side is in the form of attaching meaning to the start of public debate work. Representative Lee’s key official explained in a call with the JoongAng Ilbo on the day that “we will discuss it until here and watch it.” Multiple officials from representative Lee also suggested that the debate will resume in earnest after the 14th, the date of the sentence of former President Park Geun-hye’s reconsideration. Another close friend of CEO Lee “The will of Lee is unchanged”He emphasized.
However, opposition from the rights party and supporters is still a variable. Many rights party members will be able to access the website after the Supreme Council’s statement “If that’s the case, go to the people’s strength and go to politics”, “I did the corresponding act contrary to justice only for my own election”, etc. There were also several writings demanding the resignation of the representative office, saying, “It made the supporters unable to unite and rather divided them.”
The backlash from lawmakers continued. Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Su-jin, a former judge, posted on his SNS “The only people in favor of the amnesty are the Taegeukgi troops and certain politicians aiming for political reinstatement.”He said, “I understand CEO Lee’s agony, but it is premature.” A number of lawmakers, including Ahn Min-seok, Park Ju-min, Kang Deuk-gu, and Kim Nam-guk, have already expressed their opposition. A member of the Democratic Party’s metropolitan area said in a call with the JoongAng Ilbo that “the backlash from local party members and supporters is too strong,” and “if Lee makes a mistake, the approval rating in Honam could drop significantly.” Since taking office in August of last year, CEO Lee is faced with the biggest leadership crisis.
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