[YTN Radio News Fighting Bae Seunghee]
□ Broadcasting: FM 94.5 (07:15 - 09:00)
□ Broadcast date and time: September 11, 2024 (Wednesday)
□ Host: Attorney Bae Seung-hee
□ Cast: Cho Won-jin, leader of the Republican Party
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◆ Attorney Bae Seung-hee (hereinafter referred to as Bae Seung-hee): I'm Bae Seung-hee, the news fighting. Part 2 is... All with our Republican Party leader Cho Won-jin. Hello,
◇Republican Party Leader Cho Won-jin (hereinafter referred to as Cho Won-jin): Nice to meet you.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: He became the party leader again.
◇ Cho Won-jin: That's how the leadership was formed at the national convention.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: What is the percentage of votes at the national convention?
◇ Cho Won-jin: Since I'm a single candidate, the NEC is nominating me, and four of the five supreme council members were selected.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Yes. How do you lead our Republican Party forward?
◇ Cho Won-jin: Anyway, I have to speak for the people who are being turned away by marginalized politics. Let's get ahead of fresh policies and dive into the sea of the people. Let's let the people know more about our authenticity.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: I heard you watched soccer yesterday.
◇Jo Won-jin: I'm a little tired. Looking at Son Heung-min, it's a shame that there should be some hitters like Son Heung-min in the politics. That's what I thought.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: President Yoon had a so-called lightning dinner with some of the ruling party's top members and senior lawmakers without Han Dong-hoon, the representative of the People's Power. How did you see this?
◇Jo Won-jin: I sometimes talk to lawmaker Yoon Sang-hyun on the phone, and a senior lawmaker will meet me. Before Chuseok and when In Yo-han's best was present together, we can hear about various pending issues. But so far, I've never seen aides of the ruling party's party leader having a dinner in the presidential office. They need to manage themselves well, but the political power of those around Han Dong-hoon is too weak. And I'm not good at judging situations. So I have some regrets. In fact, there must have been a lot of people looking forward to it, but it is seen as a prosperous conflict, and it even mentions dinner in Yongsan. It's a little over the top. CEO Han Dong-hoon has been doing it for nearly two months now. There are a lot of problems to be solved, and there are a lot of things to do such as relationships with women, opposition parties, and political associations. Then, you have to consult with Yongsan and do well, but since it continues to be seen as a glossy conflict, CEO Han Dong-hoon, who led the conflict, keeps talking to you first. In the case of dinner this time, why does a close aide of CEO Han Dong-hoon say that? The party leader's aides even argue about the president's dinner. I'm a person who doesn't think it's right, but it's time to think about what's lacking and why Han Dong-hoon's bubble is falling out.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: You said that Han Dong-hoon's bubble has fallen out. What was CEO Han Dong-hoon's bubble?
◇Jo Won-jin: When Han Dong-hoon enters the political circle, it is so arrogant for him to act like he already knows all the situations in Korea in three months. The political power of the second aides is too lacking. And now is not the time for representative Han Dong-hoon to talk about Yongsan's problems, but the establishment of some relationship with the party and the Democratic Party of Korea Lee Jae-myung, and the parts that could not be solved in Yongsan. I did a lot of work on sugar. in the past Focus on that. Han Dong-hoon's syndrome can't last long unless you focus on what you're going to do on your own rather than paying attention to Yongsan. So here we go.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: If Han Dong-hoon's syndrome does not last long, he will not be able to fulfill his term as party leader. Can you even predict this?
◇ Cho Won-jin: With the presidential term still two years and 10 months away, representative Han Dong-hoon has to consider various situations, but his aides are too impatient even though they lack political power. That's not how politics works. So sometimes, if you talk a little bit with critical seniors, whether you're a critical pro-yoon or not, you'll get in various directions. Even in the last general election, there are a lot of people who are very good conservatives, not the power of the conservative and unified people. How would you ignore it all and win a general election? You have to increase the voter turnout by combining them all together so that you can do well in the metropolitan area, but I think you will win everything if you don't do those things and just look at what you see. However, the actual people's mind is quite critical of the current regime or the power of the people. CEO Han Dong-hoon needs to solve how to overcome this, but time is ticking. If you only have about 11 months left, what should you do? I once said that I wanted to solve the issue of legislative conflict. I hope it goes well. Yongsan also needs to trust the party on this issue. I have this idea. The most important part of the current medical association conflict is not about the number of people.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Anyway, Han Dong-hoon's syndrome is turning off. You're giving me advice while saying this. However, some members of the Democratic Party of Korea are criticizing Han Dong-hoon's appearance, which caused controversy. Rep. Jin Sung-joon of the Democratic Party of Korea. He said he apologized for causing inconvenience. Rather, the representative of the country is... He said it to the effect of evaluating his political power and overdoing it like this. What do you think? These reactions.
◇Jo Won-jin: Is it a situation where representative Cho Kuk or policy chairman Jin Seong-jun will talk about his appearance when he looks back on himself? Now that we're talking about 180cm, the average height of Korean men in their 50s is 170. It hurts the hearts of the people too much and there is nothing to do. Why do we go to such a situation? Rather, would it be helpful for the opposition party to the Democratic Party or the Cho Kuk Innovation Party? I don't think so. It looks like that to those who support them, but most people have nothing to do. Chuseok is coming, and from price to medical problems are hurting the people, so it's never helpful for the people to talk like that.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: And it wasn't done on public TV or on broadcasts, but some of them did it on YouTube. I think it's one of the various remarks, but the evaluation of CEO Han Dong-hoon is decreasing like this. Should I keep looking at it for this purpose?
◇ Cho Won-jin: The opposition party deliberately lowers the evaluation itself. The opposition party is good at making the issue of First Lady Kim Gun-hee, the conflict of the medical council, and the issue of Coporal Chae issues. I'm worried about the fact that I can't read the minds of the people in the middle of throwing them and making them an issue. Appearanceism It's been a long time since Korea's appearanceism has been a lot. But there are a lot of people who criticize it. However, it is funny that politicians talk about their appearance again.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Yes, I see. You said you have a lot of concerns about the people. The investigation is underway regarding the alleged preferential hiring of former President Moon Jae In's son-in-law. But Rep. Park Ji-won is also... Ungrateful investigation is being conducted. Summoning former President Moon to the prosecution will backfire. And Democrats. They're saying, "Don't go to the prosecution's investigation with confidence." Does summoning former President Moon really backfire?
◇Jo Won-jin: What kind of headwind is it? On the contrary, President Yoon's approval rating will probably go up. Because President Lee Won-seok's expectations were very insufficient. In the early days of the regime, the red tape of the Moon Jae In regime should have been dealt with. There are a lot of things to deal with, such as the interference in the Ulsan mayor's election, the nuclear power plant, and the murder of a civil servant in the West Sea. We don't manipulate income-led growth statistics, but we suddenly investigate when our approval rating is in the 20% range. It's too late even if you hit the back. Looking at such a situation with less than a month left, why can't President Yoon Suk Yeol hold the timing parts of the investigation so much when he was the prosecutor general? They have different thoughts. The prosecutor general and the president of Yoon Suk Yeol have a slightly different opinion. As time goes by, you'll see why you thought differently.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok had the intention. I think this is how it comes to a conclusion. Representative Lee Jae-myung visited former President Moon Jae In. We talked a lot about the prosecution's investigation there. The party even created the TF in relation to the prosecution's investigation. How do you see this situation?
◇Jo Won-jin: It is not a TF for former President Moon Jae In, but a TF for Representative Lee Jae-myung. That's how I look. After all, didn't CEO Lee Jae-myung come in first as the arrow of investigation? Since October, there have been five or six cases of the first trial and the second trial, so that's a judicial risk, a criminal risk. In that sense, it is true that the two are in the same position. But from the public's point of view, would CEO Lee Jae-myung look so good when he went to Yangsan?
◆ Bae Seung-hee: There was also a story about coming back to power. If we want to come back to power, we need to expand the middle class. It is said that former President Moon Jae In gave advice to Lee Jae-myung, how did you see it?
◇Jo Won-jin: I don't think former President Moon Jae In is in a position to worry about that now, but one thing is that if President Yoon Suk Yeol continues in this state, he will lose power. Therefore, it is necessary to change Yongsan, where only the people can see and go. That's what I think. The people are at the center of that change. When President Yoon goes back to his initial start, the approval rating goes up quickly. Be a bit confident about that. It would be better for the special prosecutor of the Coporal Chae and the special prosecutor of the first lady, Kim Gun-hee, to act confidently. That's what I think.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: You said, "This is not the right time for this," about former President Moon Jae In, but Shin, a former administrator now called the Keyman, refused to testify to all 78 questions from the prosecution. How did you like it? in connection with the alleged preferential treatment case.
◇ Cho Won-jin: Can't you switch to the victim right away? Since the intervention case comes out clearly, it can be seen as one's defense in that area, but this problem is not that difficult. In fact, the public knows it, so there is no need to take time in the investigation, but there are many more judicial problems of former President Moon than that. The question of whether this will end or continue depends on how the judiciary judges the prosecution.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Actually, former President Moon Jae In also requested a pre-trial witness examination as a suspect, but he is not going out now. How do you see it?
◇ Cho Won-jin: We have to go out. All the things they said during the impeachment of President Park Geun Hye are taking pictures of themselves in the foot. You just have to do what you say. It doesn't mean that the former president is not under investigation even though the former president and incumbent president are asked to be investigated. I think it is right to respond legally within the boundaries of the law, of course, but I will not respond to it? Which people forgive that? I don't think so. We need to think a little about why there are so many family irregularities that leftists need to think about.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Should I think about it? It's not self-reflection?
◇Jo Won-jin: I'm not reflecting on myself, I'm not thinking about it, so I have to reflect on myself and think about it together. When it comes to the fact that if the left side explodes, the corruption of the family and the corruption of the former president's family will explode like that, we need to look at it with a cool head. The people who support the left also need to look at it from a cool-headed perspective in that regard. So here we go.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: You mentioned the independent counsel law. Opposition parties are speeding up the independent counsel law, which includes allegations of Kim Gun-hee's acceptance of luxury goods and involvement in Deutsche Motors' stock price manipulation general election. It would be nice if President Yoon Suk Yeol stood up to this special prosecution law earlier. You said this, so please comment.
◇ Cho Won-jin: It's time to think about whether Kim Gun-hee's problems will continue during the president's term, which is a little more than half left. So I'm sure Mrs. Kim Gun-hee has a lot of unfair things. There are many distortions and many misrepresented parts to the people, but now it is necessary to organize Kim Gun-hee's position. The issue is too serious to drag this into the second half of the year. So, there are many unfair parts, so if the people are honest and confident, the Korean people understand. If you put this in the frame of the opposition party, the opposition party succeeded. I'm not really interested in Coporal Chae. If the opposition party confidently conducts independent counsel for first lady Kim Gun-hee, it will not lose much ground. However, if you continue to use this as a defensive strategy, you will now become a lame duck. The term of office is about 2 years and 10 months now, but this becomes a very difficult situation from the moment the majority of the term is over. So I'm telling you that it's unfair, but you have to be confident. It's unfair, but you have to trust the people. That's how you look at it.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: But if Kim Geon-hee really apologizes, wouldn't the Democratic Party of Korea push for the special prosecution law further under the pretext of that apology?
◇ Cho Won-jin: We will push for the independent counsel law anyway. The power of the people is different depending on the special prosecution law, and how the presidential office in Yongsan treats it is different, but what I am telling you to do confidently is not to be trapped in the opposition party's frame anymore. If you are trapped like this, the presidential office in Yongsan is not dangerous, but the people become unhappy. There are so many things to do, but if you fail to implement a single reform task, only the people will be tired and tired. From this point of view, it will also be important why I should be confident.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: So you're saying, "What do you get and get away with the special counsel law?" There is a concern about a medical gap ahead of Chuseok. Isn't the medical community a little too much right now? Doctors working in emergency rooms on Chuseok have even made a blacklist and are leaking false information. Also, in a way, the major has nothing to do with the enrolled students, right? In such a situation, the people are now seeing what the medical community does, so how should we solve the problem of resolving the legislative conflict?
◇Jo Won-jin: From a different perspective, I have informed the public a lot about the reform of President Yoon Suk Yeol's medical treatment for doctors. Now the people know what the problem is. The public is aware of essential medical care, local medical care, and emergency medical care, which are more important than the increase in medical schools. Isn't it very important to know how to arrange these doctors like that? In that sense, half of the medical reform has been successful. Therefore, it is necessary to leave it to the ruling, opposition, and government consultative body instead of being tied to numbers. It is difficult to solve it with people related to Yongsan and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. So, rather than having to increase the number of doctors every day, the people now recognize the necessity. Then, if you adjust the local agenda or the increase in the number of medical care and provide practical benefits to the people, it is not a failure of medical reform.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: I didn't insist on increasing the number of medical schools by 2,000, but this time, the education community and the university discussed and adjusted the number to 1509. They said they will adjust next year. But why do you keep saying that it's 2,000 people?
◇Jo Won-jin: So you're stuck in the frame now. We have to say that it's not 2,000, but 1,509 people. I have a lot of doctors, but before the general election, it was better to organize it with 1,000 people. And if I had emphasized more about the areas that require medical education, I would have received a lot of response, but I missed the timing. The method and direction were correct, but the execution process and timing were missed.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Should I choose the next position of the vice minister of welfare?
◇ Cho Won-jin: You have to step down. When I reform the civil service pension, it is also related to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the characteristics of bureaucrats never bite them. Yongsan is into it, too. Therefore, in order to get rid of this problem, it is necessary to make such a decision in Yongsan's presidential office if the ruling, opposition, and government consultative body come up with an alternative. So here we go.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: But if you look at it again, Park Dan, chairman of the emergency committee of the Medical Association, who represents the medical doctor. Lim Hyun-taek, chairman of the Medical Association, urged him to resign, saying he does not represent medical doctors and medical students. I don't think there's unity even within the doctors.
◇Jo Won-jin: The problem of conflict between doctors should be solved by doctors. If a group comes in or comes in, there is no such thing as a complete cancellation of the number of doctors, and if the female, opposition, and government consultative body come up with an alternative, the Korean Medical Association needs to get an alternative and wrap it up roughly. Yongsan announced the part of essential medical care, local medical emergency medical care, and many doctors' positions, so for now, both sides can be win-win. I think so.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: I think I need to ask you more questions beforehand. Regarding the Kim Gun-hee independent counsel law that the Democratic Party of Korea is working on, it's called a third-party independent counsel law, but isn't there a right to criticize it? Should I get this from the president's office?
◇ Cho Won-jin: Whether it's a third-party independent counsel law or not, I don't have to step up from the president's office and take a defensive direction on that part. It's well known now. The people know a lot that there are many problems with the Kim Gun-hee Special Prosecutor Act. So be more confident.
◆ Bae Seung-hee: Okay. That's all for today. So far, we have been with our Republican Party leader Cho Won-jin. Thank you.
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