Worn During Emergency Martial Law Lift and Impeachment Vote
Late Kim Geuntae's Personal Item... "Worn at Every Important Decision"
On the 14th, when the vote on the second impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol took place, it was revealed that the light green tie worn by Speaker Woo Won-shik was a personal belonging of the late former lawmaker Kim Geun-tae.
Previously, Speaker Woo also wore this tie during the plenary session vote on the resolution demanding the lifting of martial law on the 4th.
After the resolution demanding the lifting of martial law was passed, Speaker Woo wrote on his Facebook, "Since democracy faced a great crisis, I only thought that it must be made clear that the National Assembly is the last bastion of democracy," and added, "Wearing the light green tie, a personal belonging of my brother Kim Geun-tae, I silently pledged, 'Brother, please give me the courage to do my best.'"
When Woo was the floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea in 2017, he also wore the light green tie when the nomination for Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo was approved by the National Assembly.
Speaker Woo Won-shik is adjusting his glasses after receiving the voting results of the impeachment motion against President Yoon Seok-yeol at the National Assembly plenary session on the afternoon of the 14th. Photo by Yonhap News
At that time, Speaker Woo told reporters, "This tie is a personal belonging of my respected senior Kim Geun-tae," and added, "I always wear this tie when making very important decisions." He further explained, "It is an expression of the mindset embodying the love for democracy that he held."
During the martial law period, Speaker Woo led the passage of the resolution to lift martial law by crossing the National Assembly fence and entering the main building.
Even after the resolution demanding the lifting of martial law was passed, he declared, "I will not go home to the official residence until the situation is resolved and will remain on emergency standby in my office at the National Assembly." He canceled all external schedules and stayed in his office at the National Assembly main building for ten days to manage the martial law situation and respond to any possible additional developments.
As a result, Speaker Woo ranked first with 56% support in the individual trust survey of key political figures released by Gallup Korea on the 13th, making him the only politician whose trust rating exceeded distrust.
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (trust 41% · distrust 51%), Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (trust 21% · distrust 68%), and People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon (trust 15% · distrust 77%) all had trust ratings lower than their distrust ratings.
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