"Korea Herald" reported on March 21 that following the "disappearance" of Princess Kate, South Korea's "First Lady" Kim Gun-hee, who has repeatedly caused attention and controversy, has also been out of the public eye for nearly 4 months, and this situation does not seem to have happened. Signs of the end. It is reported that his last public appearance was in mid-December last year, when he returned to South Korea from the Netherlands with her husband Yin Xiyue, who is the president of South Korea.
The election of members of the South Korean Congress is about to take place. Some Korean media analyzed that Kim Jianxi's "disappearance" may be to help Yin Xiyue and the ruling National Power Party win the election.
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has not appeared in public in the past 4 months.
reports that Jin Jianxi has not appeared in public since returning to China with Yin Xiyue from his visit to the Netherlands on December 15, 2023. Especially at this year's 105th anniversary ceremony of the "March First Movement", Kim Jianxi's absence is "unprecedented" because since Kim Dae-jung took office as president in 1998, every "First Lady" will attend this ceremony.
The South Korean President's Office remained silent on the reason for Kim Jianxi's absence from the event, and did not mention that the "First Lady" had any health problems.
It is understood that as the "First Lady", Jin Jianxi has been playing a very active role in Yin Xiyue's public activities, and has often publicly expressed concerns about social issues such as animal rights and environmental protection, so her continued "disappearance" is very unusual. .
Park Ji-won, the former director of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, said in a TV program that the "First Lady" has been "missing" recently, and people are asking "Where is Kim Gun-hee? Find her." In response to the host's question, "Shouldn't the 'First Lady' be in the presidential residence?" Park Ji-won said, "I don't know whether it is in the official residence or overseas." Park Zhiyuan said that the "First Lady" must show up and called on the new Congress formed after the election of members of Congress in April to conduct a "special inspection" of Kim Jianxi.
has been exposed to falsifying resumes and accepting brand-name bags
Regarding the above rumors, some Korean media analyzed that the President’s Office may have deliberately prevented Kim Jianxi from attending official events to keep her away from the spotlight “to reduce the accumulation of negative emotions” because Kim Jianxi had previously been Scandal ridden.
On December 14, 2021, Jin Jianxi was exposed to have faked his resume. Her resume shows that she has served as the planning director of the planning group of the Korean Game Industry Association since March 2002, but in fact the association was established in June 2004. In addition, her resume also shows that she won the Grand Prize at the 2004 Seoul International Manga and Animation Festival. But in fact, the winner was not Jin Jianxi. After the incident was exposed, Jin Jianxi held a press conference to apologize and admitted that he had "exaggerated" his work qualifications.
On September 13, 2022, Jin Jianxi accepted a brand-name bag worth the equivalent of 3 million won (approximately RMB 16,000) from Cui Zaeyong, a pastor living in the United States. The process was filmed by the camera built into the other party's watch. After the incident was exposed in November 2023, it caused huge controversy.
In January 2024, the South Korean opposition party proposed a bill calling for a special investigation into the "First Lady"'s alleged involvement in stock manipulation 10 years ago, but it was rejected by Yin Xiyue's veto.
Korean media analysis said it may be related to the April election
It is reported that the 22nd parliamentary election of South Korea will be held on April 10. The National Power Party and the Democratic Party of Korea are competing fiercely. At this critical moment, the image of the first lady It will also have some impact on the election.
"Korea Herald" stated that in early February, Yin Xiyue's approval rate fell below 30% for the first time in nine months, and Kim Jianxi's continued absence seemed to provide Yin Xiyue with an opportunity to gradually restore his approval rate starting in mid-February. According to Gallup Korea, Yoon Seok-yue's approval rating reached 39% for two consecutive weeks before the first week of March, which is the highest level since December 2022.
South Korea's "Kyonghyang Shimbun" believes that Kim Jianxi may not appear in public before the election of members of Congress.
According to Xinhua News Agency, a latest public opinion poll released by South Korea on March 11 showed that about a month before the parliamentary election, the support rates of the ruling National Power Party and the largest opposition Democratic Party were similar and they were evenly matched.The ruling National Power Party, where Yoon Seok-yue belongs, hopes to change the current "domestic and opposition" pattern through parliamentary elections, thereby providing support for the stability of the regime.
(Yangcheng Evening News·Yangcheng Pai Comprehensive Global Network, Xinhua News Agency, Red Star News, Dazhong Daily, Red Star News, etc.)
