“President who forgot the promise, people divided” Baek Jong-hoon, who left the Democratic Party

Baek Jong-hoon, Clinic in Suseong-gu, Daegu. [사진 수성구의회]

Paik Jong-hoon (45), a member of the Daegu Suseong-gu, left the Democratic Party he had been in on the 13th. On the morning of that day, Rep. Paik submitted a notice of withdrawal to the Democratic Party via a post office registration and fax.

Rep. Paik said, “That Baek Jong-hoon wants to leave the Democratic Party, whom he loved today. I started political activities for the first time, and I have no choice but to leave the party where I am grateful for giving me the opportunity to take on a heavy position as a member of the legislature.

Rep. Baek said, “I wanted to be a weak force in changing Daegu, which was afraid of changes in new things. So I laid down my education and joined the Democratic Party.” “In the presidential election held together with the impeachment of the President, the current president was elected. I was able to occupy it.”

He said, “But over the course of two years, the Democratic Party and the President have forgotten their first promises,” he said. “The promise at the time of the presidential inauguration that’the opportunity will be equal, the process will be fair, and the outcome will be just’ He explained the reason for the withdrawal, saying, “It gave the people a greater disappointment through many incidents and accidents, including the Cheong Wa Dae case.”

The Suseong-gu council, which was the only Democratic Party among the eight Gu/Gun basic councils in Daegu, was composed of 9 Democrats, 9 people’s power, 1 Justice Party, and 1 independent member.

Daegu Suseong-gu Council. Central photo

He said, “The promise of becoming president of all of the Republic of Korea apart from the political party and ideology was not kept, and the people were divided by showing an unprecedented aspect of division and conflict.” As I watched the insults of the victims in order to cover our side with sex crimes, I remembered the words of human depth and asitabi (我是他非·I am right and left wrong)”.

In addition, he said, “The small-going factions who delivered the right voice to the president and the party leadership and pointed out the problem left the Democratic Party one by one,” he said. I don’t think the Democrats are anymore.”

Regarding the future move, he said, “I will remain independent and think about how to serve the local residents and Suseong-gu residents. I hope that through this painful choice, the Democratic Party that I have cherished and loved will be an opportunity to look back at least a little.”

A colleague Gu, a close friend of Parliament Baek, said, “Rep. Paik has been worried about the issues within the party since about a year ago.”

Paik, who graduated from Daegu Youngshin High School and the Department of German Language and Literature at Korea University, was a professor at Hanyang University and entered politics in 2015 while helping former Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Bu-gyeom.

Daegu = Reporter Kim Jeong-seok
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