On September 8, the Democratic Party criticized Jung Jeom-sik, the floor leader of the People Power Party, for his speech during the representative address at the National Assembly, where he called for the revival of supplementary investigative powers and the resumption of President Lee Jae-myung's trial. The party described his remarks as "provocative incitement typical of far-right YouTubers" and claimed he is part of the same faction as Representative Jang Dong-hyuk, known for his alignment with former President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Park Sung-jun, the party's chief spokesperson, held a press conference at the National Assembly and stated, "Today’s speech by the floor leader reflects the current and future state of the People Power Party. It appears to be nothing more than provocative incitement from far-right YouTubers." He criticized the speech for lacking responsibility as the leading opposition party, saying it was a failure to provide alternatives and merely referred to itself as a minority party.
Park emphasized that Jung's speech lacked even a minimum level of dignity, filled only with curses, asserting, "No one will pay attention to the behavior of the People Power Party." He further characterized Jung as part of the faction that follows former President Yoon, urging him to engage in cooperation.
"He still seems unable to awaken from the delusions of Yoon Suk-yeol. Yoon fell from power while filling the government with the language of curses, intoxicated by far-right YouTubers," Park said. He added, "Jung must choose whether he wants to be the floor leader of the first opposition party or follow the path of far-right YouTubers."
Park concluded by stating, "It is not too late. I hope he will restore politics and open the door to coexistence rather than conflict."
Earlier that day, during his address at the National Assembly, Jung reiterated calls for the revival of the prosecution's supplementary investigative powers and the resumption of President Lee's five trials. He stated, "The Democratic Party opened the gates of hell by abolishing supplementary investigative powers out of hatred and vengeance against the prosecution," and appealed to the judiciary, saying, "I urge you to immediately resume the five trials of President Lee."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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