Song Eon-seok Criticizes Jeong Won-o Over Assault Allegations

On May 17, Song Eon-seok, the floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized Jeong Won-o, the Democratic Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, regarding allegations of assault. He questioned, "Is this the dignity of progressivism?"

In a Facebook post, Song stated, "Jeong has lectured Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, saying he should learn 'the dignity of conservatism.' However, the dignity of conservatism has been used as a weapon by the Democratic Party against us." He further asked, "Does the Democratic Party lack the dignity of progressivism and the dignity of a ruling party?"

He pointedly remarked, "Is Jeong's claim of progressivism credible when he assaulted two police officers and two citizens while intoxicated, only to later romanticize it by blaming the May 18 incident?"

Song also launched an attack on Jeon Jae-soo, the Democratic Party's candidate for Busan mayor. He criticized Jeon for failing to answer whether he received a Cartier watch at the Unification Church's Cheongpyeong Palace while shifting legal responsibility onto a 24-year-old intern. "Is this the dignity of progressivism?" he asked.

He concluded by expressing hope that Democratic candidates would embody the dignity of progressivism and the dignity of a ruling party.

Song emphasized, "The decline in political dignity today is due to the ruling party's unilateral passage of various unjust laws using its majority power and its efforts to leverage state power to push for the dismissal of the president's indictment. I hope to see the dignity of the ruling party demonstrated."