On the same day, Rep. Lee wrote on his Facebook page, "Watching former Chairman Han step down, I have a sense of déjà vu."
He added, "Although his approach is different from mine, he felt a similar awareness of the problem and highly evaluated his efforts to solve it.
"I have been through it all, so I hope that it will not happen again. I hope that the Republic of Korea will do well," said Han, the former president.
"I deeply sympathize with the last words," he added. Rep. Lee, who was elected as the representative of the People's Power Party in June 2021, has since used expressions such as "instigating the destruction of evidence of sexual entertainment," "wolf in sheep's clothing," and "new military."
He was reprimanded by the party's ethics committee for criticizing President Yoon Seok-yeol and the party, and stepped down from his position as leader before completing his term.
On the same day, Rep. Lee posted on Feibook that he was the representative of the pro-Yoon Seok-yeol faction as they launched an offensive.
This was interpreted as a show of some sympathy for former Chairman Han, who resigned from his post. Prior to this, in a press conference at the National Assembly that morning, Han said, "The Supreme Committee has collapsed due to the resignation of the Supreme Committee members.
"Furthermore, it has become impossible for me to carry out my duties as the party leader normally. I will step down from my position as the party leader," he said. This comes 146 days after he was elected as the party leader at the July 23rd People's Power All-Party Conference, and marks the first time he has been elected.
Until the 4th, he made it clear that he would continue to serve as party chairman, but with all five elected supreme committee members announcing their intention to resign, the 'Han Dong-hoon leadership' will be disbanded.
2024/12/16 20:41 KST
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