People Power Party Slams Potential Return of Ex-Aide Ha Jeong-woo as 'Ultimate Arrogance'

The conservative People Power Party launched a scathing attack on the potential reappointment of Ha Jeong-woo, a former presidential aide for AI future planning, to a senior role in a presidential committee. The party labeled the move "Lee Jae-myung's crony-swapping that nullifies public judgment" and described it as "a blatant disregard for public sentiment and an insult to the people."

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It is a blatant disregard for public sentiment and an insult to the people.

Park Seong-hoon, the party's senior spokesperson, stated that bringing back Ha, who recently lost a by-election in Busan, to a strategic committee role so soon after his electoral defeat is the "height of arrogance and blatant disregard for public sentiment." He expressed shock at the idea of reinstating someone who failed to win public support to a key presidential position.

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The height of arrogance and blatant disregard for public sentiment.

The party argued that such appointments, driven solely by the president's favor rather than public choice, challenge the spirit of democracy. "It sends the wrong message to the public sector that another position is guaranteed simply by being close to the president, even after losing an election," Park said. He criticized the "revolving door" of appointments, suggesting it reveals not the "excellence of personnel but the arrogance of the regime and the naked face of a regime with a depleted talent pool."

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It sends the wrong message to the public sector that another position is guaranteed simply by being close to the president, even after losing an election.

"Power that prioritizes cronies over the public's will and loyalty over public sentiment cannot last long," Park asserted, demanding the withdrawal of these "revolving door appointments that treat the public with contempt."

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Power that prioritizes cronies over the public's will and loyalty over public sentiment cannot last long.