Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
South Korean opposition leader criticizes president's council livestreams and social media use
People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sik criticized President Lee Jae-myung at a party meeting in South Korea's National Assembly on October 19.
Jeong said Lee's live broadcasts of cabinet meetings and social media posts showed that he was politically cornered.
He argued the broadcasts focused on minor instructions while some issues affecting public safety and finances were discussed privately.
Jeong also criticized Lee's exchanges with members of the public online and his informal wording.
He called three Democratic Party local leaders—Gyeonggi Governor Choo Mi-ae, Gangwon Governor Woo Sang-ho and Incheon Mayor Park Chan-dae—irresponsible and incompetent, citing disputes over budgets, a data centre and the relocation of a government office.
The remarks add to opposition criticism of the president and Democratic Party leaders, but no response or next step was reported.
People Power Party floor leader Jeom-sik Jeong criticized President Lee Jae-myung’s livestreamed cabinet meetings and use of social media.
Jeong said Lee was focused on these activities because he was politically cornered.
He called the livestreams irritating and argued that important matters were being handled privately while officials were reprimanded on camera.
Jeong also accused three Democratic Party local leaders of incompetence and avoiding responsibility.
He made the remarks at a party leadership meeting at the National Assembly on October 19.
- Who
- Jeom-sik Jeong, floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized President Lee Jae-myung.
- What
- Jeong criticized Lee’s livestreamed cabinet meetings and social media use, and also criticized three Democratic Party local leaders.
- When
- October 19, 2026.
- Where
- At a People Power Party leadership meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul.
- Why
- Jeong said Lee was politically cornered and was using the meetings and social media for self-comfort.
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Jeong said the overseas Koreans agency had been brought to Incheon.
Jeong said Gangwon Governor Woo Sang-ho had reversed his campaign pledge that a data center in Gangneung was secured.
Jeong criticized the president’s cabinet meeting livestreams and social media use at a party leadership meeting.
- Speaker
- Jeom-sik Jeong, People Power Party floor leader
- President criticized
- Lee Jae-myung
- Meeting location
- National Assembly, Seoul
- Meeting date
- October 19, 2026
- Other officials criticized
- Democratic Party officials Choo Mi-ae, Woo Sang-ho and Park Chan-dae
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What people are saying
The reason President Lee is fixated on livestreaming cabinet meetings and social media is separate. It is because he is politically cornered.
The current livestreaming of cabinet meetings, which only irritates the public, should stop.
Is scolding officials in front of cameras while keeping private matters involving people’s lives and property what the Lee Jae-myung government calls communication?
Irresponsible, total incompetence is the essence of the Democratic Party.