Kwon Young-se: “There is a possibility of a second foreign exchange crisis due to Korea’s impeachment… The exchange rate will exceed 1,500 won.”

“I wish Chairman Woo Won-sik would come to his senses.”
“The Democratic Party is solely responsible for the economic crisis.”

Rep. Kwon Young-se, who was appointed as the new emergency response committee chairman of the People Power Party, said, “There is no guarantee that a second foreign exchange crisis will not occur,” referring to the Democratic Party of Korea’s announcement of a vote on the impeachment bill against Acting President Han Deok-soo on the 27th.

After attending the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 26th, Rep. Kwon met with reporters and answered the question, ‘How will you respond to the impeachment bill of Acting President Han?’ He said, “I hope even National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik will come to his senses. Our economy is currently in a very difficult situation, and I heard that the won-dollar exchange rate exceeded 1,460 won for the first time since the financial crisis.”

He said, “After the impeachment of the President, as an agency system was established, the won-dollar exchange rate rose, then stopped a little, and actually tended to go down.” He added, “As talk about the impeachment of an agency came out the day before yesterday, it broke through 1,450 won and 1,460 won. If this materializes, “I think it will almost exceed 1,500 won,” he emphasized.

Rep. Kwon said, “If that happens, a major crisis will occur in our economy, and I think the entire responsibility lies with the Democratic Party.” He added, “I think the Democratic Party should withdraw from this ridiculous impeachment in order to avoid taking full responsibility.”

Regarding the appointment of three Constitutional Court judges led by the opposition party at the National Assembly on this day, Rep. Kwon was asked, “Do you consider adjudication of the authority dispute?” and responded, “As Acting Attorney Han has decided not to appoint, I plan to wait and see for now.” “He answered. Regarding the vote on the impeachment bill against an acting representative the next day, he added, “Since a general meeting of lawmakers is scheduled, I think we will gather the opinions of lawmakers and make a good decision.”

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