At the '2030 Gaeddal' Resignation Demand Rally... Park Ji-hyun Says, "I'm Really Curious If They Are Gaeddal"

"Received a lot of criticism from people in their 50s, but haven't seen a single woman in her 20s or 30s"

Park Ji-hyun, the co-chair of the Democratic Party's standing election committee (center), is speaking at the Chungcheong region on-site central election committee meeting held on the morning of the 20th at the election office of Heo Tae-jeong, the Daejeon mayoral candidate, in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Lee Gyehwa] The group of 2030 women supporting Lee Jae-myung, the General Election Committee Chair of the Democratic Party of Korea, called 'Gaeddal (Daughters of Reform)', announced plans to hold a rally demanding the resignation of Co-Chair Park Ji-hyun, accusing her of "only internal backstabbing." In response, Chair Park stated, "I wonder if they are really Gaeddal members."

On the 20th, on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' when asked how she perceives the Gaeddal rally, Park said, "While traveling to many regions, I received a lot of criticism and blame from people in their 50s, but not a single 2030 woman among them." She added, "Yesterday, I held a meeting with 2030 women in Daejeon, and many of them showed support and encouragement, and I also received many letters."

Regarding independent lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja's criticism on the 19th that "The Democratic Party cheering for Gaeddal is like YouTubers dancing for Super Chat," Park responded, "That remark is inappropriate. However, Representative Yang also referred to the Democratic Party as 'Song Young-gil and Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party' and 'the Democratic Party of the Chimer Association.' That is not true." She emphasized, "The Democratic Party is not a personal faction but a party created to receive the people's love, so we must restore the party's image accordingly."

On the 'Park Wan-joo lawmaker sexual misconduct case,' Park said, "Every time I am interviewed, I am asked about this issue, and I must answer honestly, but then I receive a flood of text messages saying 'Stop internal backstabbing,' 'Park Ji-hyun resign.' All sexual crimes reported to our party must be dealt with promptly regardless of the local elections. The Park Wan-joo case must also be handled swiftly within the party."

Meanwhile, according to the police, a rally demanding the resignation and apology of the Democratic Party's Emergency Committee Chair will be held in front of the Yeouido Democratic Party headquarters from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.