1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 84
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Episode 84
“Representative, 5,000 people left the party today alone.”
“Ha, where are you again?”
“These are the candidates who were preparing for the local council elections in Osan City and their supporters.”
The Korean Party has 5 million members.
In some ways, 5,000 defections may not seem like a big deal, but if defections like this continue every day for a month, it is a significant burden.
“Where has the largest number of defections occurred so far?”
“A huge number of party members have disappeared from Hamgyeong Province overall, and excluding Hamgyeong Province, the region with the largest number is Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.”
Hamgyeong-do and Suwon, Gyeonggi-do have different reasons for the absence of party members.
Hamgyeong-do was the one that was left behind as the so-called Yeodong-guk regional splitting operation worked, and Suwon saw the largest number of party members leave the party in Gyeonggi-do as one more person who had been preparing to be a local assembly member left the party, up to becoming a member of the National Assembly… … .
“Is the status of the Suwon Kijo Group leader Baekjungse?”
“Yes. Recently, people from the former Liberty Korea Party who left the party to join the Gongmin Party candidate are joining, so it’s almost like a 100-100 split. And as you know, the provincial council members… … .”
“Ha, I know. Let’s do it there.”
But the biggest problem is the metropolitan council.
Some of the candidates for local council members who left the Korean Party are joining the Komeito Party and preparing to run for provincial council members.
Since there are fewer local council members, those with good competitiveness among the local council members who left the existing Liberty Korea Party ran as local council members for the Gongmin Party, and the candidates were quite competitive.
And as it turned out, it ended up like fighting with yesterday’s comrades, and confusion within the party was growing.
“Sir… wouldn’t it be better to ask the President for a little help?”
The secretary makes a cautious suggestion.
What he said wasn’t wrong.
If President Kim Jong-guk clearly and definitively states that this is a policy he proposed, most public opinion will quickly turn around.
But Representative Min refused to do so.
“Okay. I have already decided to do this. And if the President intervenes in this, it will inevitably lead to talk of election interference.”
“still…….”
The secretary tried to persuade Representative Min once more, but it was no use.
“Let’s leave that story at that.”
Representative Min thinks for a moment and then opens his mouth.
“Whew, since we’ve come this far, let’s go to Igan-gye.”
* * *
There is now only one week left until the deadline for candidate registration.
However, the Liberty Korea Party has yet to nominate a significant number of provincial assembly members and heads of basic local governments.
People could not understand why the nomination was so late, with only a week left.
And the morning party meeting a week before the candidate deadline.
Before the party meeting begins, Representative Min asks a reporter who is filming with a camera.
“Is the camera rolling?”
A reporter answers in a loud voice.
“Yes, sir.”
“Then let’s talk about one thing. And I want you to send me the breaking news right away.”
“Haha. Well, that depends on what you’re saying, sir.”
“Probably, that will happen.”
Then, after a while, Representative Min looks straight at the camera with a meaningful expression and begins to speak.
“Dear citizens. And dear members of the Korean Party. I understand that there are many concerns about the abolition of the local council, and that many have left the party. As the party leader, I feel a great sense of responsibility for this situation.”
People thought Representative Min would apologize, but what came out of Representative Min’s mouth was not an apology.
“That’s why our Korean Party has decided to give another chance to the candidates who were preparing for this local council. If anyone returns to the party by the day after tomorrow, we will give them a chance to run in the regional council and local government head primaries. However, those who do not return to the party by the day after tomorrow will face significant penalties in the next election, even if they return after the election.”
One of the reporters who was filming asked with a surprised expression.
“Sir, does that mean that those who return by the day after tomorrow will not be held responsible in any way?”
“Yes, that’s right. However, I think you know our party’s nomination principles this time. If you have a bad criminal record, such as drunk driving or fraud, you will still be ineligible for nomination even if you return to the party.”
In short, the story was that if there was anyone among those who left the party who had no criminal record, they would be allowed to run in the regional council or basic local government head elections.
And when this news was heard, conflict arose among many of the existing local council candidates who had left the party.
* * *
Suwon City 4th District Gongmyeong Party Election Office.
“You’re not going back, are you? Surely you’re not going back like this?”
Lee Dal-su, who was preparing to be a candidate for local council member in Suwon City, asks Jeong Baek-cheon, who was preparing to be a local council member with him.
“That’s right. Why would I go back there?”
But Jeong Baek-cheon’s voice was trembling.
Unlike Lee Dal-su, who had two DUI convictions, he had a clean record.
And recently, the local constituency in which he was planning to run as a local assemblyman had not yet nominated a candidate from the Liberty Korea Party.
Clearly, if I were to go back, I would have been in a situation where I could have challenged myself not only as a basic member of the National Assembly but also as a provincial member of the National Assembly.
“Okay. We’re now united as a resonance party. Got it?”
“Of course. Oh, but I have to go somewhere today, so I’ll go.”
“You’re going? Where are you going at this important time?”
Jeong Baek-cheon is just hanging around.
“Oh, today is my father’s memorial service. I have to go home early.”
“I guess there’s nothing I can do about it. Okay, then let’s see each other tomorrow.”
It’s still the mid-90s.
It was a time when most problems could be avoided by making excuses for a ritual.
As soon as Jeong Baek-cheon leaves the Gongmyeongdang office, he returns home.
Then he quickly calls the Gyeonggi Province office of the Korean Party.
“I would like to apply for reinstatement. About 500 party members will also be reinstated. Is this really the case for me to participate in the primary?”
* * *
“How is Representative Min doing?”
I asked the chief secretary while reading the morning paper.
“It was quite difficult at first, but now it’s going well. A lot of the people who left the party are coming back.”
“Haha. It may not be a very good method, but it was a good method in the current situation.”
“Yes. We’ve divided the people who can definitely come back and those who don’t need to come back. Now, it seems like Representative Min has become quite a political figure.”
People who cannot have anything even if they return to the party, and people who can challenge for positions much higher than basic members of the National Assembly if they return to the party.
When these two people were divided, conflict arose between those who had left the party.
And eventually, in just two days, more than half of the people returned to the Korean Party.
As a result, Representative Min’s plan to sow discord was successful.
Rather, the party’s image has become cleaner thanks to the phone call, as it has kicked out all the existing politicians with bad records, such as drunk driving or fraud.
A framework was also created where a party nominates people with all sorts of criminal records versus a party nominating clean figures.
“I’m glad that he did better than I expected. If it was really dangerous, I would have stepped forward, but I’m glad that I didn’t have to. Representative Min doesn’t have as much political experience as Representative Choi Hyun. So he needs to show people his abilities a little more.”
“I think I’ve come halfway to following the President.”
I smiled lightly and moved on to the next story.
“But, is Hamgyeong-do still the same?”
“Yes. That was a separate issue from this basic assembly.”
“Haa, this person, Yeodong-guk, is actually quite sophisticated, I thought.”
“Yes. Because of that, I’ve been getting a lot of calls from candidates running for governor of Hamgyeong Province recently.”
I took out a cigarette, lit it and said.
“In elections, there are times when you win and times when you lose. But I really don’t like the political methods this person uses.”
The way elections are fought over regional conflicts can be seen not only in Korea but also all over the world.
In the case of local elections, it cannot be said that it is always bad to look after the vested interests of one’s own region.
But this person, Yeo Dong-guk, has only made statements that bring about regional conflict without any policies in this election.
“Hamgyeong-do is being discriminated against! This is all because President Kim Jong-guk neglected Hamgyeong-do after unification! Everyone!!”
“Why do we have to be discriminated against like this! Since the Joseon Dynasty, we have never been at the center of Korea. How long are we going to be treated like hot pants?”
These remarks were enough to shake the hearts of the people of Hamgyong Province, a region that has been far more underdeveloped than other regions within the same northern region.
“I should go to Hamgyeong Province once. I don’t know about anything else, but I can’t continue to allow politics like this to continue to cause regional conflict.”
“Mr. President, are you going to announce the policy you were preparing?”
“Oh, that’s what you mean… That’s right. Now would be a good time to do it. Let’s make that policy announcement in Hamgyeong Province as well.”
* * *
Hamgyeongbuk-do food factory.
“I heard the president is coming to our town next week?”
“Is that true?”
When they say that President Kim Jong-guk is coming, the people at the factories in Hamgyong Province also start talking about it.
“Oh my, I guess I’ll get to see the president’s face in person once in my lifetime.”
“That’s right. But Mr. President, you’re much older than us, so how can you be so young?”
“Well, that’s ridiculous. At that age, with that face. But why are you here all of a sudden this time?”
At that time, the foreman speaks to the people in a chic tone.
“It’s like a fire underfoot.”
Then the short-haired employee asks.
“My feet are on fire. Class president, what’s on fire?”
The foreman answers again coolly.
“Don’t you know that? There’s a local election coming up soon. Hamgyeong-do’s approval rating has dropped drastically. That’s why they’re coming here to try to save it somehow.”
Only then does the short-haired employee nod as if he understood.
“Oh, by the way, recently there were quite a few people around me who said they would vote for the party that had that guy named Yeo Dong-guk.”
“That’s right. My husband also made a fuss about voting for the party that had that guy called Yeodongguk or something. What was the name of the party…?”
In an instant, the topic changed to Yeodongguk.
“Resonance Party! I don’t even know the Resonance Party!”
The class president speaks to the people with a slightly angry tone.
“Oh, right. Resonance Hall. Ahahaha. But, Class President. You might not know that. Why are you so angry?”
The class president sighs and says.
“It’s because I’m frustrated! This time, we have to vote for Gongmyeongdang. Our Hamgyeongdo will also develop and things like that!”
The class president had recently become an ardent supporter of Yeo Dong-guk, who had been fascinated by his remarks.
He speaks to people in a slightly reprimanding tone, while also heaping praise on Yeodong-guk.
“To be honest, what has President Kim done for us? If a party with great gentlemen like Yeo Dong-guk develops, then our Hamgyeong Province will develop as well!”
People tilt their heads in confusion as they answer.
“Is that so? No. To be honest, before unification, we had a hard time eating three meals a day properly, but now we can eat meat for all three meals without any problems. But what… … .”
“That’s right. To be honest, I like President Kim. He’s handsome. To be honest, he’s much more handsome than my husband.”
“Oh my, this kid is really. Hahaha.”
The class president gets angry for a moment.
“No, look at the difference in development compared to Seoul! How messed up Hamgyeong-do is right now! I told you that you have to vote for the party that has Yeodong-guk in order to develop! And you guys are not even doing your job properly right now, but you keep talking like that!!”
Everyone becomes quiet at the class president’s rough voice.
“Oh, I understand. Class President. I’ll work quietly now… … .”
“Yeah, yeah. Let’s all get to work. There’s still a lot of work to do today.”
And one of them even carefully flatters.
“That’s right. What, what did President Kim do for you… Th, what is it… … . G, Gongmyeongdang is the best! Isn’t that right?”
“That, that’s right! The Gongmyeongdang is the best… …!”
Only then does the class president calm down a little.
“Yes. You guys, if you vote for the Gongmyeong Party, then there will be development in our Hamgyeong Province. If you understand, then get started quickly!”
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