People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk argued at the "People's rally condemning opposition suppression and dictatorial politics" held in Daegu on the 21st that "we must stop Lee Jae-myung's dictatorship and block the Democratic Party of Korea's schemes and frenzy."
At an outdoor rally held that afternoon at Dongdaegu Station Plaza, leader Jang sharply criticized the Lee Jae-myung administration and the ruling party. Jang said, "We must protect liberal democracy, the Constitution, the rule of law, and the judiciary," adding, "If we fail to stop dictatorship and fail to defend liberal democracy, we will become sinners of history."
He said, "In Daegu, where the spirit of protecting the motherland and democratization is rooted, we intend to begin a difficult fight," and emphasized, "We must promptly get the five trials involving President Lee Jae-myung restarted and bring Lee Jae-myung to an end." Leader Jang said, "An unjust administration cannot defeat the people," adding, "We will fight together with the people and win."
According to the People Power Party, about 70,000 people thronged to the rally condemning the administration that day. The party had initially expected around 50,000 attendees, but said more people showed up. It was the first large-scale outdoor rally by the People Power Party in about six years since Gwanghwamun in Jan. 2020.
Key officials of the People Power Party attended the rally condemning the administration that day. People Power Party floor leader Song Eon-seok criticized, "The 100 days of the Lee Jae-myung administration were truly 100 days in which the Republic of Korea's rule-of-law state collapsed, liberal democracy collapsed, and the market economic order collapsed."
Floor leader Song pointed out, "By appointing Choi Gyo-jin as Minister of Education, people with as many as 22 prior convictions or criminal records are being placed as ministers," adding, "It seems fair to call it a government of criminal sovereignty." Song emphasized, "Against a government running amok, let us firmly apply the brakes and gather our strength so that the Republic of Korea can develop in a normal and intact direction."
Starting with the rally condemning the administration that day, the People Power Party plans to ramp up the intensity of its struggle against the government and ruling party both inside and outside the National Assembly. On the 25th, it will hold an on-site supreme council meeting in Daejeon, and it is also reviewing a plan to hold a large-scale rally in Seoul on the 27th. Beginning in Busan, then moving through Daegu and Daejeon before heading up to Seoul, the party plans to continue a tough fight against the government and ruling party's unilateral state management.