Jeong Jeomsik: "Lee Administration Focused on Evading and Concealing Parliamentary Audit... A Shortcut to Its Downfall"

Jeong Jeomsik, floor leader of the People Power Party, said on the 3rd, referring to the 2026 parliamentary audit, “The Blue House forced former Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik and former Policy Chief Kim Yong-beom, among others, to resign and helped them evade scrutiny, while the Democratic Party of Korea rejected every proposal to adopt key witnesses and focused solely on defending the administration.” He added, “This is a shortcut to the administration’s downfall.”

People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeomsik delivers opening remarks at the National Audit Public Reporting Meeting held at the National Assembly on Nov. 3, 2026. Photo by Yoon Dongju.

Speaking at the National Audit Public Reporting Meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Jeong said, “Rather than taking the straightforward approach of showing what the government and ruling party did well, honestly acknowledging what they did wrong, and finding ways to improve, they were focused on evading, covering up and defending against problems.”

Jeong first said, “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the floor leaders of the 16 standing committees, excluding the National Assembly’s Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, for all their hard work.” He added, “Despite being busy preparing for the parliamentary audit, they worked hard to coordinate schedules and witness selections with the ruling party’s floor leaders on each committee and to direct proceedings on site.”

He continued, “One of the people who stood out to me during this parliamentary audit was former National Heritage Administration chief Yoo Hong-jun.” He said, “He exhibited a personal collection item, purchased at auction for 50,000 won, at the National Museum of Korea, claiming it was a work by a patriot. But it turned out to be the work of a pro-Japanese collaborator. This is the state of the Lee Jae-myung administration.”

 

Jeong said, “Across government affairs, they promote policies that deceive and mislead the public, as former chief Yoo did. The more we learn the truth, the more their ugly reality is exposed.” He added, “In a word, this parliamentary audit showed that the Lee Jae-myung administration is heading down the path to failure.”

Jeong also said, “The work does not end just because the parliamentary audit is over.” He added, “We must continue on-site efforts to examine the various cases of mismanagement by the Lee Jae-myung administration exposed during the audit and to develop alternatives. I urge each standing committee to devote itself to these efforts.”

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