The main opposition People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok makes an ″X″ sign during a meeting of the party’s central election campaign committee held at the National Assembly in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on June 3. [NEWS1]
President Lee Jae Myung invoked Plato as he continued to urge the public to head to the polls on Wednesday, inciting a scathing and equally philosophical response from the opposition as voting in the local elections prepared to wind down at 6 p.m.
"Have you voted so as not to be ruled by the lowest quality of men, as Plato said?" the president posted on X Wednesday morning, citing a quote attributed to the Greek philosopher.
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People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok fired back on Facebook. "'The lowest quality' — that one line has really struck a nerve," he wrote. "They say a Buddha only sees a Buddha. It seems those who are the lowest quality can only see the lowest quality."
