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At a debate hosted by ‘Better Future’, a group of reformers within the Democratic Party of Korea, ‘Lee Jae-myung’s responsibility theory’ was raised in relation to the defeat in the presidential and local elections.
Kim Ki-sik, head of the Deumrae Research Institute, said, “We cannot blame the public sentiment or the composition problem under the Moon Jae-in administration.
At the time of the presidential election, Kim said, “The image element of the Democratic Party candidate, suspicion of large-scale operation, and controversy over corporate credit cards were the decisive factors that suppressed the rise in approval ratings. failed,” he pointed out.
Regarding the defeat in the local election, he criticized, “The candidacy of Lee Jae-myung and Song Young-gil, which was forced under the theory of responsibility for losing the presidential election, had a negative impact on the overall electoral structure.”
However, Kim said, “In the case of local elections, the fact that the theory of stability in the early days of the administration had a strong influence had a great impact, and it was also a clear political error to enforce the prosecution reform bill after the election,” he said. pointed out.
Director Kim continued, “The power of the people was dragged by the Taegeukgi unit until the advent of President Yoon Seok-yeol, the election of Lee Jun-seok, and the election of Oh Se-hoon as mayor of Seoul. he added.