"Is Four Words Like 'No Consecutive Term' That Hard?"... PPP Offensively Targets President Lee

The People Power Party launched an offensive against President Lee Jae-myung today regarding constitutional amendment issues, stating, "He cannot even say just four words: 'No consecutive term.'"

In a commentary released today, Spokesperson Cho Yong-sul brought up media reports that the previous day, during a meeting with civic groups, the President did not give a direct answer when advised to express his intention to give up a consecutive term for constitutional discussions.

Spokesperson Cho stated that when asked to declare that he would not seek a consecutive term during the civic group meeting, President Lee avoided a direct answer with an irrelevant remark, comparing it to being told to say "I will not commit theft."

He further pointed out that President Lee suddenly brought out the constitutional amendment card as his state administration approval ratings plummeted.

He added that many citizens have demanded a declaration of no consecutive term for sincere constitutional amendment discussions, but President Lee has consistently remained silent and evaded the issue.

At the same time, he emphasized that President Lee must now declare four words: "The resumption of trials."

Five-term lawmaker Kim Gi-hyeon also conveyed via Facebook that President Lee remarked the previous day that it is equivalent to being told to say one will not steal, questioning whether such words really need to be said.

Lawmaker Kim criticized that while an ordinary person who follows the law and seems unlikely to steal might not need to make such statements, President Lee's case is different.

Four-term lawmaker Park Dae-chul also mentioned in a Facebook post that it has become clear that seeking a consecutive term is akin to theft.

Earlier, President Lee held a meeting with progressive civic groups at the Cheong Wa Dae the previous day.

At this meeting, regarding the opposition party's demand to declare non-running for a consecutive term to prove the sincerity of pushing for constitutional amendment, President Lee reportedly expressed the view that it is like being told to say one will not steal, questioning why such a statement must be explicitly made.
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