President Moon Jae-in visited the planned site of Gadeokdo New Airport in Busan yesterday (25th). The Blue House said it was a pre-scheduled visit to revitalize the local economy, but the opposition party strongly opposed it, saying it was an election intervention with the Busan mayoral by-election in mind.
Reporter Park Won-kyung on the press.
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On board the sea, where you can see the planned location of Busan’s Gadeok New Airport.
Next to President Moon Jae-in, Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon and economic deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki stood side by side.
President Moon, who received reports from Gyeongnam Governor Kim Gyeong-soo and others, promised full support for the Special Act on the New Airport of Gadeok Island.
[문재인 대통령 : 정부도 특별법이 제정되는 대로 관련 절차를 최대한 신속히 진행하고, 필요한 지원을 아끼지 않을 것을 약속드립니다.]
Regarding the report of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which contained negative opinions on the new airport, he ordered a speed battle, saying that speed was necessary even though he fully understood the embarrassment.
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Byun Chang-heum replied that he regretted that he would do his best to promote the new airport if the bill was passed.
The people’s power was even impeached, saying that it was an election intervention with the Busan mayor’s by-election in mind, and the Justice Party also protested that it was a ticketing scam, similar to the Lee Myung-bak administration’s Four Rivers Project.
[주호영/국민의힘 원내대표 : (대통령은) 가덕도 공항, 동남권 메가시티로 민주당을 지원하기 위한 선거 운동에 나선 것입니다. 대통령의 노골적 선거 개입은 탄핵 사유에 해당한다는 점을 잊지 말길 바랍니다.]
The Blue House said yesterday that the visit to Busan is a pre-scheduled schedule that has nothing to do with the election, but the opposition party has received a plea to review the allegations of violation of the election law, which will intensify the controversy over election intervention.