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| On the morning of the 1st, the first day of the new year, Lee Nak-yeon, a representative of the Democratic Party, is worshiping at the National Memorial Hall in Dongjak-gu, Seoul. January 1, 2021/News 1 © News1 Reporter Park Se-yeon |
“I will propose to the President the amnesty of the two former presidents at the appropriate time.” (‘News 1’and New Year’s Interview on the 1st)
Together with the Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, he threw a heavy message at the beginning of the new year, saying, “Amnesty for former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye”. Lee’s plan for this year, ahead of the end of the party and the challenge of the presidential power, is slowly lighting up with’public integration’.
In his New Year’s speech, he said, “We will alleviate social conflicts and achieve national integration. We will do our best to implement’advancement’ and’integration’.”
As the ruling party’s representative, Lee faced the task of overcoming the Corona 19 national crisis and the falling approval ratings of the Party and the Government. Above all, we must lead to the victory of the April by-election in which the mayors of Seoul and Busan took place to re-create the regime.
The Moon Jae-in administration is facing a crisis as the conflict between regions, camps, and classes intensifies due to the prolonged ‘Chumi-ae-Yun Seok-yeol conflict.’
The crisis at the end of the term could shake the entire five-year Moon Jae-in administration. In response, Lee expressed his willingness to preemptively take out the amnesty card and help the Moon Jae-in government, who has been in power for 5 years, make institutional achievements and manage state affairs stably.
As a major runner, Lee must overcome the limitations of being a runner from Honam and show expandability. During the time as Prime Minister, Lee rose to the ranks of influential power with high public support, but after the inauguration of the party representative, he was trapped in his role and failed to demonstrate his strength.
This amnesty, drawn up by Representative Lee, reminds me of the former President Kim Dae-jung’s request for the pardon of former President Chun Doo-hwan. Former President Kim, the only president from Honam, is evaluated for securing national leadership without being confined to Honam.
Park Sang-byung, a visiting professor at Inha University’s Graduate School of Policy, said in a phone call with News 1, “A president from Honam suggested the pardon of a former president from Yeongnam. This is the most powerful message that can be thrown as a leader from Honam. Your position as a leader in power is greatly increasing.” He said, “We have preempted the topic of national integration ahead of the by-election and presidential election.”
He said, “The amnesty of the former president is a difficult topic for the current president to come up with first.”
Representative Lee picks the ‘public welfare legislation’ that he will put the most emphasis on during his remaining term of office until March.
In an interview with News 1, he said, “The most important thing is legislation related to people’s livelihood. It is important to deal with the K-New Deal for innovative growth and new industries, and the Korean version of the New Deal until the extraordinary National Assembly in February.” “Before and after that, I will closely look at people’s lives and apply for it in time.”
Accordingly, a roadmap for overcoming the crisis was devised based on’national integration’.
Early this month, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum and Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) chief Jung Eun-kyung meet in mid-month to review’real estate’ and’vaccine/treatment’ policies, which are key factors in deteriorating public sentiment. Taking advantage of the experience of recovering from national disasters such as the days of the Prime Minister, the party’s defense support measures are also reviewed.
The wave of politics following amnesty also became a task for Lee to deal with. While the possibility of prior rapport with the Blue House is being discussed, pros and cons are taking place within the party.
Yongin University professor Choi Chang-ryul said, “There are also negative evaluations of former Presidents Doo-hwan Chun and Tae-woo Roh’s amnesty. It is unclear how the middle class will accept Lee’s amnesty. It is true that the camp’s conflict has intensified after the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye is true or amnesty. Will the conflict be resolved, it’s a separate matter.”
“Looking at the situation of this representative individual, it seems that they are trying to expand their boundaries and have a symbolic image of integration across the opposition parties. They took risks and threw a multi-purpose number of wins and losses, such as political government initiative and phase shift,” he said. “What to do”.