Democratic Party leader Nak-yeon Lee said,’I will propose pardons from former presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak.’ The Blue House has a principled position that it is an issue to be discussed after receiving the proposal, and internal reactions from the ruling party as well as the people were mixed.
This is Jeon Byeongnam reporter.
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Democratic Party representative Lee Nak-yeon raised the pardon for former Presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak, and the cause that was put forward is’public integration’.
As the social divisions divided into camps have become endlessly serious, it is now necessary to solve this problem before the Moon Jae-in administration ends for unity.
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However, I didn’t talk about when the right time was right.
An official at the Blue House mentioned only the principled position, “You have to make a suggestion to discuss.”
The internal reactions of both parties were mixed.
The Democratic Party criticized Rep. Sang-ho Woo, who declared a run for the mayor of Seoul, saying, “It is possible to admit that the impeachment is wrong. It is not appropriate in terms of time and content.”
In the power of the people, pro-I and pro-Pacific were welcomed, but at the party level,
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National Assembly Representative Ahn Chul-soo raised the day asking if it was for election purposes.
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Representative Lee Nak-yeon’s amnesty is seen as a political victory for national unity. If negative public opinion does not change and the president’s decision cannot be drawn out, it could be seriously politically damaged.