"As president, I am sorry that I failed to understand public opinion and made mistakes. ”
According to a report by the global network, on the 16th, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized for the ruling party's fiasco in the 22nd National Assembly election. At the same time, he said that we should humbly accept the public opinion reflected in this election, further lower our profile, communicate more with the people in a more flexible manner, and listen to the voices of the people.
It has been 6 days since the ruling party suffered a "crushing defeat" in the parliamentary elections. Previously, an official from the presidential office revealed that Yoon Suk-yeol will give an opening speech at the State Council on the 16th to specifically introduce the direction of national reform, the policy of cooperation with the next National Assembly, etc., and may also mention future personnel arrangements.
However, some South Korean media pointed out that Yoon Suk-yeol did not mention the reform plan in the above speech, and also used many "offensive language" used by the ruling party to criticize the previous government. The opposition parties believe that Yoon Suk-yeol's apology does not mean much "repentance".
On April 16, local time, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held a state meeting at the Yongsan Presidential Palace. Source: Visual China
"We have tried our best to implement the right principles of governance, but we have not been able to bring about changes that can be felt by the people. Although policies for the benefit of the people have been formulated in a broad framework, they have not been able to do so in detail. No matter how correct the direction of the government's administration and how good its policies are, if the people do not feel the actual changes, it will be a dereliction of duty. ”
In his 13-minute speech, Yoon Suk-yeol assessed that he had been working hard for the country and the people in the two years he had been in power, but had failed to meet the expectations of the people. He used the word "but" 15 times when referring to the policies he has been promoting so far, and expressed regret that the policies have not reached the people.
On April 11, the results of the election of members of the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea were released, and the unfavorable political pattern of "the DPRK and the big field" that Yoon Suk-yeol tried to change will continue, and his governance will face many dangers. Therefore, there will be much attention to what kind of posture he will take in the "co-governance".
However, in his speech, although he emphasized cooperation with the National Assembly, he did not directly mention the opposition parties, and even used a lot of "offensive language".
A senior official of the South Korean presidential office said on the 16th that the current tone of governance reflects the public opinion gathered in the last general election, and the tone and principles of future governance will remain unchanged, but improvements will be made in technical issues, communication, regional budgets, and legislation.
"This act is a direct violation of the will of the people confirmed in the parliamentary elections and is tantamount to declaring war on the people. In response to the presidential office's emphasis on maintaining the tone of national politics, the Motherland Renewal Party, led by former South Korean Minister of Justice Cho Kook, made the above criticism.
Some analysts have pointed out that Yoon Suk-yeol has not put forward a specific plan to eliminate the dispute between the ruling and opposition parties, and that he is stubborn and cannot reach any compromise with the opposition parties, and it is expected that the tension between the presidential office and the opposition parties will continue.
On April 10, local time, South Korea's National Power Party lawmakers paid attention to the latest poll statistics of the National Assembly election. Source: Visual China
At the same time, the future personnel arrangements have also attracted much attention. Affected by the results of this election, on the 11th, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-so, Chairman of the Emergency Countermeasures Committee of the People's Power Party Han Dong-hoon, and Director of the Presidential Policy Office Sung Tae-yeon, all the staff members at or above the level of the first secretary of the presidential office except for the National Security Office have expressed their resignation.
In the past few days, South Korean media have revealed a number of possible candidates to be nominated as the new prime minister, including political veteran Kim Han-gil, former party whip of the National Power Party Joo Ho-young, and former unification minister Kwon Yong-se.
One of the most talked-about is Kim Han-gil, who was born in 1953 and served as Minister of Culture and Tourism during the administration of former President Kim Dae-jung. He was the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, the predecessor of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, before quitting the party and switching to the conservative camp in favor of Yoon Suk-yeol.
On March 28, local time, Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of South Korea, attended the campaign rally. Source: Visual China
"With every candidate mentioned, I am deeply concerned about whether the president really intends to accept the will of the people as reflected in the congressional election results. Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said at an party meeting on the 15th that Yoon Suk-yeol should see the cabinet reshuffle as an opportunity to "reflect on the mistakes of governance over the past two years."
With a number of potential candidates rejected by the opposition camp, the choice of a new prime minister is becoming a problem for President Yoon Suk-yeol.
According to Korean media reports, on the 17th local time, the People's Power Party is trying to elect the new party whip Yoon Jae-ok as the chairman of the Emergency Countermeasures Committee, and set up a "Practical Emergency Countermeasures Committee" to deal with the selection of a new leadership.