People Power Party Slams President Lee's SNS as 'Left-Wing Pandering to Defend Approval Ratings'
The People Power Party on the 11th harshly criticized President Lee Jae-myung's social media operations, saying they amount to "not communication but left-wing pandering to defend his approval ratings." Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk wrote in a Facebook post that day, "President Lee Jae-myung's 'left-elegant' communication is fueling public anger." 'Jwa-a' is internet slang that replaces the 'u' in 'ua-hada' (meaning graceful or elegant) with 'jwa,' meaning left-wing or progressive. Senior spokesperson Choi Bo-yun also said in a statement, "Posts averaged 30 to 40 per month after he took office, but in September, when his approval ratings wavered, they exceeded 100," asking, "Is this communication for the people, or communication to rally his base?"
People Power Party lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo took issue with the president writing on X (formerly Twitter), "I keep thinking of the late Mayor Park Won-soon, who taught me the importance of communication and of social media as its tool," calling it "clearly secondary victimization" and demanding the post be deleted and an apology issued. Independent lawmaker Han Dong-hoon also criticized the president, saying, "The president of South Korea must not openly venerate former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who committed power-based sex crimes, never apologized to his victim, and died by suicide."
Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min criticized that while the president has posted endlessly about real estate on social media, he has said nothing about the rent crisis, arguing that such conduct shows he is mired in an internal power struggle within his own camp.
Reform Party spokesperson Cha Ho said in a statement, "He posted 18 items over the three-day National Foundation Day holiday and 11 in a single day on the 5th, yet has held only seven formal press briefings in 16 months in office," adding, "Posting messages without taking questions is not communication but notification." He called for regular press briefings.
