Jang Dong-hyeok Calls to Oust 'Sister Hyun-ji' as PPP Rallies at National Assembly Ahead of Chuseok

The People Power Party (PPP) held a "Public Report Rally on the Misgovernance of the Lee Jae-myung Administration" at the National Assembly today (September 22), strongly condemning government policies.

Held right ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the rally was attended by party leadership and lawmakers, as well as numerous local chapter heads, local council members, and party members.

The move is seen as a strategy to channel public criticism over "personnel disasters"—following the failed nominations of former Minister of Gender Equality and Family nominee Yong Hye-in and former Justice Minister nominee Kim Seung-won—into an offensive against policy failures, thereby swaying public sentiment ahead of the holiday and securing the political upper hand.

Party members and supporters holding the Taegeukgi (South Korean national flag) packed the stairs in front of the National Assembly's main building.

They held placards with slogans such as "Strongly Condemn the Ruined Livelihoods and Constitutional Destruction" and "The President Must Apologize for Policy Failures and Personnel Disasters."

The PPP estimated attendance at around 10,000 people tallied by electoral districts across the nation.

At the rally, the PPP leveled sharp criticism across state affairs, putting forward key phrases such as "destruction of people's livelihoods and economy," "collapse of diplomacy and national security," and "seizure of the judiciary."

In particular, they raised their voices over the Lee Jae-myung administration's real estate policies and tax reform, the single-stock leveraged ETF crisis, comprehensive inspections of farmland, the consolidation of military academies, the abolition of the prosecution's supplementary investigative authority, and the re-recommendation of Supreme Court justices.

Taking the microphone, Party Leader Jang Dong-hyeok pointed to the "personnel disaster" controversy, saying, "What is ruining the Republic of Korea right now is Lee Jae-myung and Kim Hyun-ji. Yet they did not drive out 'Sister Hyun-ji,' but only kicked out 'Brother Hoon-sik.'" He added, "Now we must drive out 'Sister Hyun-ji' and the Gyeonggi-Seongnam faction."

He continued, "Yet the president has not offered a single apology and is only blaming others," criticizing, "In just a year and a half, the Republic of Korea has been reduced to ruins and the people's lives are collapsing miserably, yet he is dreaming of a second term."

Jang shouted that trials against President Lee Jae-myung must resume, saying, "To protect the independence of the judiciary and safeguard the Republic of Korea that our people have risked their lives to defend for 70 years, exactly one thing is needed right now."

Floor Leader Jeong Jeom-sig led the chant "The President Must Apologize for Policy Failures and Personnel Disasters" before stepping down from the podium.
 
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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