Did you eventually turn your back on Lee Jae-myung? Song Young-gil “Don’t you hate seeing the Democratic Party’s ‘bed soccer’?”

Song Young-gil, representative of the Pine Tree Party, said in a statement on the 8th, “It’s been a week of fasting… “I feel the pain of the people through fasting.”
He seems angry at the ruling and opposition parties’ treatment of him as an ‘invisible person’… “Don’t you hate seeing the Democratic Party’s ‘bed soccer’?”

The Pine Tree Party, led by Representative Song Young-gil, who was arrested and indicted in 2021 on suspicion of distributing money envelopes from the Democratic Party of Korea, is even targeting the Democratic Party, which is interpreted as having the same roots. This is because the large opposition Democratic Party is unable to properly attack President Yoon Seok-yeol and President Yoon’s wife Kim Kun-hee, and the Pine Tree Party even criticized the Democratic Party’s lukewarm actions as ‘bed soccer.’

According to the political world on the 9th, Representative Song said in a statement released through the Pine Tree Party the previous day, “It is regrettable that as the party leader, I cannot support the election campaigns of candidates Choi Dae-jip and proportional representation candidates running in the constituency,” and “The residents of Seogu-gap, Gwangju, where I ran. “I’m sorry too,” he said. Representative Song founded the Pine Tree Party while in prison, and on the 11th of last month, he announced his candidacy for the Gwangju Seo-gu Gap constituency.

Representative Song, who started a hunger strike on the 2nd of this month, claiming that the court’s dismissal of the bail request was a violation of the ‘right to vote’, which is the core of democracy, said, “It is the 7th day (as of today),” and added, “I will express the pain of the people suffering under the incompetent Yoon Seok-yeol dictatorship through fasting.” “I feel it,” he said. Representative Song said that he was treated as an ‘invisible person’ not only by conservative and progressive media, but also by the ruling and opposition parties, and that “due to lack of money, I was only able to send public information to a few places, including Seoul, Gwangju, Incheon, and Mokpo.” However, he claimed, “The people voluntarily look at public information materials on the Internet and say, ‘He is the best among the proportional candidates of each party and has no flaws.’”

In particular, Representative Song, who asked “Do you really want to impeach Yoon Seok-yeol’s prosecution dictatorship?” and appealed to “Please choose the Pine Party,” said, “Don’t you hate to see the Democratic Party playing bed soccer?” and “We need Song Young-gil and the Pine Tree Party to advance into the National Assembly.” It attracted attention. In a part that is seen as a sniping of the Democratic Party, he said, “Even though they had the power of the President and the Blue House, they actually dismissed Minister Choo Mi-ae, and because they are afraid of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol and the backlash from North Korea and the Middle East, the forces they protected will fight against President Yoon Seok-yeol, who has become the incumbent president, at the risk of arrest. “I wonder if there is any resolution,” he said.

It is read in the same context as the party’s press release last month, which pointed out Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung and Cho Kuk, leader of the Fatherland Innovation Party, who did not say a word about Song’s ‘call for bail’.

Going one step further, Representative Song said, “If you send the Pine Party candidates to the National Assembly, I will show you the firepower of 100 members of the Democratic Party,” and “I will bring together healthy conservatives, progressives, and moderates to bring down the fake conservative and criminal regimes of Yoon Seok-yeol, Han Dong-hoon, and Kim Kun-hee. “He boasted. It is interpreted that the candidates for the Pine Tree Party are more determined than the Democratic Party candidates. Representative Song said, “In an era of betrayal and betrayal even for the smallest interests, please choose the green pine tree that protects history, justice, and the people without betraying them,” and added, “I will impeach Yoon Seok-yeol within a year and repay you by restoring the democratic republic.”

Previously, in a recorded election broadcast speech by KBS Gwangju Broadcasting Corporation on the afternoon of the 4th, Representative Song appealed, “Gwangju West Gap voters, please hold the hand of Song Young-gil, who is imprisoned as a political revenge of the dictatorship of Prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol.” In particular, Representative Song, who emphasized that “I gave up the Incheon Gyeyang constituency to save the Democratic Party and Representative Lee Jae-myung,” also looked back on the past, saying, “Like a homeless traveler, I fought on the streets for the past year against Prosecutor Yoon Seok-yeol’s dictatorship.”

Representative Song, who referred to former President Kim Dae-jung as his ‘mentor’, said, “Please plant Song Young-gil pine trees in the western part of Gwangju to support the impeachment of Yoon Seok-yeol and change of government,” and “My wife, daughter, and son put up signs with my photo on the streets on my behalf. When I see him wearing it around his neck and campaigning, tears come to my eyes. “I will serve for the development of Gwangju West with love and trust between my family,” he said.

Representative Song also made a remark that appeared to be aimed at the Democratic Party, saying, “The Democratic Party’s monopoly in Gwangju politics has become the outskirts.” In the same context, he claimed, “In the 21st National Assembly, all eight members of the National Assembly were first-time members of the Democratic Party, and there was no presence,” and “There were no national politicians, and no lawmakers were seen properly fighting the dictatorship of the prosecution.” He emphasized that, except for Democratic Party candidate Min Hyeong-bae, who is running in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, the Democratic Party candidates in the other districts have no parliamentary experience, so even if they are elected, it will be their first time in office. It was read as Representative Song’s thoughts on whether the first-term lawmaker would become a counterpart to the Yoon Seok-yeol administration.

Representative Song emphasized, “If you send No. 8 Song Young-gil and No. 29 proportional representative Sonam Party to the National Assembly, I will impeach the Yoon Seok-yeol regime within a year,” and added, “We must bring them down as soon as possible before the country falls further.” At the same time, he said, “We will open the future of Gwangju and Jeollanam-do by utilizing the experience of a 5-term member of the National Assembly and the mayor of Incheon, and the global political network of the five major powers,” and extended his hand, asking, “Please make a drama about Song Young-gil’s election in prison.”

Representative Song’s speech was made pursuant to permission from the Ministry of Justice, comprehensively considering relevant laws, the National Election Commission’s response, and precedents. According to Article 71 of the Public Official Election Act, candidates for National Assembly elections may make television and radio speeches during the election campaign period to announce their party’s platform and policies, the candidate’s political views, and other matters necessary for publicity. In elections for local National Assembly members, candidates can make speeches up to 2 times per television and radio broadcast using local broadcasting facilities for up to 10 minutes each time.

Reporter Kim Dong-hwan [email protected]

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