"Yoon Seok-yeol Shock to Accelerate Steps of Existing Presidential Contenders"
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 23rd, Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, evaluated Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol by saying, “The Judiciary Committee hearing against Prosecutor General Yoon was a signal announcing the emergence of 'Presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol.' It was a spectacular solo stage lasting 15 hours,” and added, “It was a political blockbuster that made not only the Judiciary Committee members from both ruling and opposition parties but also President Moon Jae-in and Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae all supporting actors. It was a huge hit with ratings exceeding 10%.”
On the same day, Jang said on Facebook, “The great change in the opposition political landscape has already begun,” and continued, “Why would Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, who welcomed former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop’s departure from the Democratic Party, downplay Prosecutor General Yoon’s meaningful remarks by saying ‘even legal work can be volunteer work’? It must be because a powerful alternative that he did not want to imagine has appeared. A definite queen bee has emerged.”
Jang emphasized, “Now, the figure Yoon Seok-yeol will act as a strong centrifugal force for the People Power Party and the broader opposition,” and added, “For the time being, Prosecutor General Yoon will disappear from the media. I believe he will focus solely on his duties as Prosecutor General. However, his bold answers, explosive gestures, and intense charisma shown in the National Assembly were sufficiently attractive, and the aftershocks will not easily subside.”
Jang stated, “The Yoon Seok-yeol shock will hasten the steps of existing presidential hopefuls,” and revealed, “The center of gravity of the opposition is rapidly shifting from the emergency committee to the presidential hopefuls.”
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