Despite President Lee Jae-myung's appeal for unity, infighting continues within the ruling bloc
We examine criticism of President Lee Jae-myung's call for unity and why tensions within the ruling bloc have grown. Take a quick look at the key points, including Yoo Si-min's remarks and the controversy over prosecutorial reform.
President Lee Jaemyung emphasized unity within the ruling bloc at a press conference, but Yoo Simin said it was too late to set things straight in the current situation.
On the 22nd, Yoo strongly criticized the president’s remarks and the way the prosecution reform has been pushed forward in a YouTube broadcast, arguing that the president may be responsible for the conflict within the ruling bloc. He pointed to the reasons why the prosecution overhaul had been sluggish and the problem of support slipping away, saying the president had not sufficiently persuaded the public.
Within the Democratic Party, backlash continues over the nomination of Kim Jiyong as candidate for head of the Serious Crimes Investigation Agency. As the gap in positions between hardliners in the party and the leadership widens, internal conflict within the ruling bloc does not appear to be easing easily, even after the president’s call for unity.