He proposed a meeting between the party leaders and Yoon Seok-yeol, the party's chairman. Cho served as the justice minister in the previous Moon Jae-in administration, but was forced to resign after a series of corruption allegations emerged.
The person in charge of the investigation was Yoon, who was the prosecutor general at the time, and the two men have a long-standing relationship. Cho's party, the Fatherland Reform Party, won 12 seats in the general election.
The general election was positioned as a mid-term evaluation of the Yoon administration. It was contested in single-seat districts (254 seats) and proportional representation (46 seats). Before the election, the opposition Democratic Party of Korea had 156 seats (affiliated
The ruling People's Power Party had 114 seats (including all major parties), while the opposition parties held a majority of seats in the Diet, creating a "twisted" situation, and the focus of this general election was whether this situation could be resolved.
The vote was held on the 10th, and the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, won 175 seats, including its proportional representation parties. The ruling party that supports President Yoon, the People Power Party, and its affiliated parties suffered a major defeat, winning only 108 seats.
Even with the addition of the 12 seats of Cho's Fatherland Reform Party, the party's power did not reach the 200 seats required to pass a bill to amend the constitution or impeach the president, but it continues to hold the reins of power in the political arena.
After the election, Han Dong-hoon, head of the People Power Party and chairman of the emergency response committee, said, "The will of the people is always right. I am the one who represents our party, which was not worthy of being elected by the people.
He apologized, saying, "I apologize for the loss." He took responsibility for the defeat and resigned from his position as chairman. President Yoon also released a statement, saying, "I will humbly accept the will of the people in the general election, revamp national politics, and work to stabilize the economy and the lives of the people.
Meanwhile, Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-in said of the landslide victory, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the support and encouragement for the party," and added, "It is not a victory for the party, but the triumph of our people."
"It's a great victory," he said. The Fatherland Reform Party, led by Cho, has suddenly emerged as the third largest party in the recent general election. Cho said, "I will fight on the front lines to put an end to the incompetent prosecutorial dictatorship," and will hold the presidential election in March this year.
The party was founded in May and ran with the goal of winning 10 seats in the general election. The Korean pronunciation of the word "motherland" in the party name is "Cho Kuk," the same as Cho's name. Cho's camp initially
He expressed his intention to use his own name, Cho Kuk New Party, as the name. However, the Central Election Commission did not approve this, so he changed "Cho Kuk" to "Motherland" and added the word "innovation."
The party was named the "Fatherland Reform Party," which also included the name of the opposition party. The party was able to capture the voters who were dissatisfied with the Yoon administration and the largest opposition party, and rapidly expanded its support. It became the "eye of the storm" in the general election, and was widely expected to win.
The party won 12 seats, exceeding the expectations of the Democratic Party. The Korean media is paying attention to the party that has created a sensation. "In the future, the Fatherland Reform Party will form a structure of "cooperative competition" with the Democratic Party of Korea, and will be active against the government and the ruling party.
While he will take a hard-line stance, there is a high possibility that he will definitely have a say in the casting vote." (Hankyoreh Newspaper)
Cho, who heads the party, said in September 2019, during the administration of then-President Moon,
He was appointed Minister of Justice in 1999. He was selected for the position in the hopes that he would reform the prosecutor's office and break down vested interests. However, suspicions arose that he had fraudulently admitted his daughter and son to prestigious universities. He resigned after only about a month.
Various suspicions continued to arise about Cho after that, and he was mocked at the time as the "onion man" because the suspicions continued despite further investigation.
The prosecution indicted Cho, and the investigation team was led by Yoon, who was the prosecutor general at the time. Cho's daughter and son
He was tried for forgery of official documents and obstruction of business in connection with the fraudulent admissions scheme, and the Seoul High Court upheld the lower-instance ruling in February this year that sentenced him to two years in prison and a fine of 6 million won (approximately 670,000 yen).
Cho has appealed the ruling, and the Supreme Court is awaiting its ruling. Meanwhile, as mentioned above, the new party he founded won more seats than it had aimed for in the general election. Cho himself
With the ruling party suffering a major defeat, Lee, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, is calling on President Yoon to hold a summit, and Cho has also proposed a meeting with President Yoon.
On the 14th, he posted on his SNS, "As the head of the third party, I hope to meet President Yoon at any time and in any form." President Yoon has shown his intention to work toward "renewing national politics."
However, in order to overcome this difficult situation, it is essential to have a "politics of cooperation" with the opposition parties. Some in the ruling party have also called for a meeting between the party leaders, and it is expected that the two men, who have a deep connection with each other, will meet face to face in the future.
Attention is focused on whether this will work.
2024/04/18 11:08 KST
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