
Jang Dong-hyuk, leader of the People Power Party, said that President Lee Jae-myung's administration is left-leaning, pointed out that the cause of the decline in approval ratings was left-leaning policies, and called for the withdrawal of nominations for ministers Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in and a complete cabinet reshuffle.
AI-generated summary
Amid continued criticism of President Lee Jae-myung's administration of state affairs, Representative Jang Dong-hyuk called for the withdrawal of the cabinet reshuffle, pointing out left-leaning policies and personnel issues.
“Not only should the nominations of Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in be withdrawn, but the cabinet reshuffle itself should be completely withdrawn.”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yeon-jeong and Lee Yu-lip = People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk criticized on the 7th, "There are no more people in President Lee Jae-myung's state affairs. There are only leftists," and "He is trying to become the leader of the left, not the people's president."
Representative Jang said this at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly, saying, “When all the policies proposed by President Lee collapsed and even personnel management collapsed, he seems to have decided to give up on everything and focus only on the left.”
He pointed out, "The president's answer to the plummeting approval rating was 'leftward shift'. He called the presidents of the two major trade unions to the Blue House and gave them a gift of extending the retirement age, and gathered left-wing civic group activists together and declared, 'We will create the world you want.'" He pointed out, "When asked to declare that he would not be reappointed, he responded, 'Do I really need to say that I will not steal?' Even if I don't believe it, I can do it and not stop, but in the end, I won't say that."
He continued, "They kicked out National Unity Committee Chairman Lee Seok-yeon, who had directly told the president to become everyone's president. In the end, he doesn't even want to listen to the voices of the right," and pointed out, "Do you believe that a constitutional amendment for a second term will be possible if the leftists push for it? Do you believe that if you only take care of the left, your approval rating will rise? The end of the leftist rampage is the fall of the regime."
In addition, regarding various suspicions regarding the ministerial candidates nominated by President Lee, Representative Jang claimed, "No matter how they were selected, it is surprising that only these people were selected. We must thoroughly check whether Kim Hyun-ji, the first deputy director of the Blue House who 'knows everything', also interfered with personnel verification."
At the same time, he said, "If you fill the cabinet with these people, the result is obvious. It is hell for the people's livelihood," and added, "None of these people are even qualified to sit in the hearing room. Not only should the nominations of Minister of Justice Kim Seung-won and Minister of Gender Equality and Family Yong Hye-in be withdrawn, but the cabinet reshuffle itself should be completely withdrawn."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
There is a possibility that the Blue House will withdraw the nominations of candidates Kim Seung-won and Yong Hye-in.
Possible · Within weeks
Cabinet reshuffle discussions may be reviewed or postponed
Possible · Within weeks

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