Yoon-Park Meeting... Park Ji-won Says "In a Hurry as the General Election Approaches"

Former NIS Director Park Ji-won Facebook Post
"Is Yoon Government Season 3 Starting Like the Park Chung-hee Era?"

Amid the upcoming general elections next year, former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won pointed out on the 12th day after President Yoon Seok-yeol and former President Park Geun-hye reunited, saying, "The general election is approaching, so it must be quite urgent."

Former Director Park said on social media (SNS) on the 8th, "The Yoon Seok-yeol administration started as MB Season 2, and now Season 3 seems to begin with the Park Chung-hee era."

Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won is attending the continuation trial related to the West Sea public official shooting incident at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on the morning of the 3rd. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, on the 7th, President Yoon visited former President Park Geun-hye's residence in Dalseong, Daegu, for the first time since his inauguration. The reunion of the current and former presidents came 12 days after the 44th anniversary memorial service for former President Park Chung-hee, held at the National Seoul Memorial Cemetery on the 26th of last month.

The meeting between President Yoon and former President Park took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere during a casual conversation. At the entrance of the residence, a photo of President Yoon and former President Park taken on the trail at the memorial cemetery on the day of the Park Chung-hee memorial service was displayed. President Yoon said, "They said we look like an older sister and younger brother," and former President Park reportedly smiled.

In response, former Director Park criticized, "You should only accept the good policies from the Park Chung-hee era, but you must not accept dictatorship, such as the destruction of democracy and media suppression." "There are understandable policies like increasing medical school quotas, the mega-city project, banning short selling, and approving single-use items in restaurants, but the country will be ruined by far-right populism."

Furthermore, former Director Park said, "The people are the doctors. The people want a president who listens to the voice of the people and communicates with them."