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News summary on the way home from work, Subsletter Evening.
The song 'March for the People', which begins like this, "without leaving behind love, honor, and name" is a song that symbolizes the 5.18 Democratization Movement.
Tomorrow (18th), at a ceremony to commemorate the May 18 Democratization Movement, it is said that President Yoon Seok-yeol and representatives of the People's Power, such as Representatives of the People's Power, will sing this song.
This is the first case of a conservative government president. Considering the fact that social conflict erupted during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations while preventing the song from being sung, wouldn't it be called a 'conservative shock'?
Passport to Gwangju by KTX
A high-ranking official from the presidential office briefed about the 42nd anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement commemorative ceremony to be held at the May 18 Democratic Cemetery in Gwangju tomorrow (18th). I gave it meaning.
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First of all, President Yoon Seok-yeol, the minister, the chief of the Blue House, and all members of the People's Power will attend.
A scene where passport dignitaries move to Gwangju at once to attend the 5.18 commemoration ceremony.
Tomorrow we'll see scenes that the conservative government couldn't see.
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The president usually uses a helicopter to visit the provinces, but this time he is using the special KTX train.
In order for President Yoon and People's Power lawmakers to move efficiently at once.
In the special train, President Yoon sits around with lawmakers and eats a packed lunch together.
Of the People's Power lawmakers, virtually all of them are going to Gwangju, except for some lawmakers who are physically unable to attend, such as business trips or Corona, and a large number of Democratic lawmakers will also go to Gwangju.
For the first time as a conservative government...
The messages and actions that President Yoon will present at the ceremony are also unconventional compared to the conservative presidents in the past.
First of all, in the commemorative speech, it is highly likely that he will mention a plan to add not only the March 1st Movement and the April 19 spirit to the preamble to the Constitution, but also the inheritance of the May 18 spirit.
President Yoon once promised to include in the constitution, saying, "The spirit of May 18th is the spirit of liberal democracy."
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A high-ranking official at the presidential office said, "President Yoon has publicly announced (the constitution) several times. However, as the National Assembly takes priority over constitutional amendment, it does not seem like we are pursuing something ahead of time, and the National Assembly will discuss constitutional amendments on some occasion in the future. I wonder if it will happen at some point,” he explained.
After the speech, President Yoon, key government figures, and lawmakers from the People's Power all stand up and sing the march for the appointment in the form of a chant.
The scene of the chanting of the march for the appointment of government officials Yun Seok-yeol and ruling party politicians is significant in many ways, as it caused heated controversy and conflict by removing the chant during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations.
Singing → Chorus → Singing… Conservative government first advocated
March for Immortal is a folk song created in 1982 to commemorate the soul wedding of Martyrs Yoon Sang-won, who was a spokesperson for the 5.18 militia, and labor activist Park Ki-sun.
It was copied on a cassette tape and spread across the country as many people sang along, and it became a song that symbolized the 5.18 Democratization Movement.
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It was a banned song, but it was lifted from the banned song after 1997, when the 5.18 Democratization Movement was designated as an official national day.
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▲ Source: YTN Capture
However, in 2009, the second year of the Lee Myung-bak administration, it was excluded from the official ceremony due to opposition from some conservatives and changed to a pre-ceremonial choir performance. .
During the Park Geun-hye administration, the choir form was maintained throughout, but when the Moon Jae-in administration took office, it returned to the choral form, and the Yun Seok-yeol administration decided to maintain it.
In past commemorative video footage, former President Park Geun-hye waved the Taegeukgi flag and did not sing.
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If President Yoon proposes a proposal like former President Moon Jae-in tomorrow, it will be the first case in the conservative government in fact, so it is meaningful.
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▲ Source: Yonhap News Capture
Lee Jun-seok "Of course I should propose"
In an interview with KBS radio in Gwangju, President Lee Jun-seok of People's Power explained the background of the participation of the People's Power lawmakers in the commemorative ceremony, and said, "If all members of the National Assembly can go to the 5.18 Democratization Movement commemoration ceremony, it will be clear that the power of the people has changed as a conservative party in the future. Can't you see it? Because of that suggestion, I said, 'Of course, it's a good suggestion' (I replied)."
At the same time, we will make all of our chant 'without leaving behind love, honor, and name'," he took for granted.
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◇ Moderator: I heard that all members of the People's Strength National Assembly will attend the 5.18 commemoration ceremony.
How was it promoted?
◆ Jun-seok Lee: I was actually contacted by the president and the party's cooperation in this area could definitely show that we have changed as the people's conservative party in the future if all members of the party, especially all members of the National Assembly, can attend the ceremony to commemorate the 5.18 Democratization Movement. Because of such a suggestion, of course, it is a good suggestion.
And after asking for the understanding of the members of our party, we all decided to attend.
◇ Moderator: At tomorrow's commemoration ceremony, are you going to sing a march for Lim?
◆ Junseok Lee: That's right. So, of course, if we attend the 5.18 commemoration ceremony in our party, I see that we should sang the march for Immunization of course.
So, without leaving behind our name, love, honor, or name, we will all sing the song.
Han Deok-soo, a candidate for prime minister, visits alone
A day before the anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement, Prime Minister Han Deok-soo visited the May 18 National Cemetery for Democracy.
One candidate was not officially invited to tomorrow's commemoration because the confirmation process had not been completed, so he visited the cemetery alone.
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One candidate said, "I have not yet completed all the procedures as a candidate for prime minister, but I came here to give my small heart out of respect for those who had the courage to restore our country's democracy and accomplished great things. I will remain and work together to build the world's best democracy and the world's strongest country."
Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon has been appointed while it is uncertain whether the motion to appoint Prime Minister Han Deok-soo will be processed.
The appointment of a prime minister has become more uncertain as the Democratic Party is strongly opposed to the appointment of the justice minister.
a piece of the day
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This is a scene captured in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where a hoopoe is flapping its wings and feeding its chicks.
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(Photo = Yonhap News, YTN capture)