You Si-min Criticizes President Lee Jae-myung: "Installing Ruling Party Leader is Like a Monarchy"

Pro-ruling camp political commentator and writer You Si-min criticized yesterday (August 24) that "President Lee Jae-myung is dismantling his own governing coalition."

Appearing on a YouTube channel yesterday, You said, "President Lee garnered 49% of the vote by uniting the entire progressive and reformist camp through a political coalition to overcome civil unrest. He has been dismantling this himself up until now," making the remarks.

He argued, "Watching the process of driving out Representative Lee Jun-seok (during the Yoon Suk Yeol administration) and other events, I said that because he was dismantling his own ruling foundation, he would soon face a tragic outcome," adding, "Even under the Lee Jae-myung administration, the anti-Lee Jae-myung faction is also being dismantled, leading to a very unstable phase."

He raised his voice, saying, "The image the president has shown over the past year is that of an arrogant ruler," and "The president is not running state affairs through communication, empathy, and resonance."

Regarding the recent Democratic Party national convention results, he asked, "What was confirmed at the national convention is that we lost half of the Democratic Party members," and "This is extremely fatal to the president, but I do not know why he is bringing this upon himself."

While You stated, "Because it is a government we established, our desire is for it to succeed," he claimed regarding allegations that President Lee supported then-candidate Kim Min-seok during the convention period that "it runs counter to the spirit of a republic."

He further criticized, "For a president to pick and try to get a ruling party leader elected is heading toward a monarchy or aristocracy," and "(Party members) were forced to make a very painful choice."

He stated, "About 54% (of the voting base) elected the person 'picked' by the president, while keeping 46% alive, including three Supreme Council members, keeping the non-mainstream faction alive," and "I thought it would be difficult for Chung Chung-rae to win."

He added, "I considered it a success if (Representative Chung's approval rating) exceeded 40%," and "By keeping the non-mainstream faction alive at a level much higher than my expectations, I thought the Democratic Party members were quite admirable."

Mentioning the so-called "personnel solicitation controversy" from late last year, he criticized, "Kim Nam-guk, who had submitted his resignation at the time, became a Democratic Party spokesperson, received a strategic nomination, and became a member of the National Assembly for Ansan," adding, "This is something that would have been unimaginable in the Democratic Party of the past."
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