Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn of the new party, Freedom and Innovation, criticized the current administration's ideological direction, stating, "The Republic of Korea is collapsing irrevocably right now," at the 'Korean-American Forum 2025' on its second day, held on the 19th (local time) at the Washington Hilton Hotel, hosted by the Korean American Youth Association. / Captured from News & Post (NNP) broadcast footage.

The protagonists to overcome the crisis are the younger generation and the church… Expectations for their capabilities and leadership revealed.

Forces that seized the opportunity for regime change through 'election fraud'… "All elections since 2020 have been fraudulent."

"The current regime, which has seized legislative, judicial, and administrative power, has only the church left as its enemy… Persecution has begun."

"Because there are awake citizens and young people, we will leap forward as a mature society and a top-tier nation."

Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn (former Prime Minister) of the new party, Freedom and Innovation, strongly criticized the current administration, stating that the Lee Jae-myung government, established through election fraud, is moving towards communism and that the Republic of Korea is collapsing irrevocably. He then designated the younger generation and the church as the key players to overcome the national crisis and rebuild the Republic of Korea, urging their active participation.

On the 19th (local time), at the 'Korean-American Forum 2025' on its second day, held at the Washington Hilton Hotel and hosted by the Korean American Youth Association, Representative Hwang stated, "The Republic of Korea is collapsing irrevocably right now, and what we dreamed of was liberal democracy, but what this regime is creating is communism." He vehemently criticized the current administration's ideological direction and declared, "Although their words are plausible, the direction they are clearly heading is visible to me."

He continued, "Those who plotted to destroy the country in the past, a few years ago, realized the opportunity to ruin the country too easily and seize power, that is, election fraud." He claimed, "Elections began to become strange with the introduction of electronic vote counting and early voting after 2010."

He then explained his lifelong dedication to apprehending spies and election fraudsters as a prosecutor since his appointment in 1983, repeatedly emphasizing that "election fraud is a fact-based reality." He vehemently denounced, "Election fraud has been in operation in all elections, including all presidential and general elections since 2020."

Representative Hwang pointed out, "The current leftist regime has no enemies. This is because they have seized legislative, judicial, and administrative power. The only remaining enemy is the church." He added, "If they neutralize the church, they will have no enemies, so they have begun to neutralize the church," citing the recent arrest of Pastor Son Hyun-bo and the investigations into Pastors Kim Jang-hwan and Lee Young-hoon as examples.

He questioned, "Is it democracy to arrest a pastor of a large to medium-sized church who publicly preaches, citing 'risk of flight'?" He strongly asserted, "This is persecution not only of churches worldwide but also of churches in the Republic of Korea, and a threat to all pastors, elders, and Christians."

He also conveyed a message of hope for the future, looking at the progress of the younger generation. Representative Hwang positively assessed, "Recently, a large number of young people have voluntarily participated in rallies, and young people are uniting." He expressed expectations for the younger generation's capabilities and leadership, stating, "Unlike in the past when the older generation mobilized people, tens of thousands of young people are gathering voluntarily."

In addition, he stated, "There is no answer in the current political parties, so we have founded a new party called 'Freedom and Innovation,' and six young people in their 20s and 30s are participating as responsible individuals in the preparatory committee for the party's establishment." He emphasized, "Although there is no future for the Republic of Korea since the leftist regime took power, the power to change the world lies with the awake citizens and young people, so we can become a mature society and a top-tier nation that the world envies."

He also presented a blueprint for a unified Korea as a vision for future generations. Representative Hwang, who served as Prime Minister under the Park Geun-hye administration, well-known for the concept of 'unification jackpot,' cited a Gold Sachs projection report from 2006 and asserted, "Although the dream of unification is fading at some point, if the Republic of Korea achieves economic growth as it is now and unification occurs, it will become a G2 nation." He further stated, "North Korea is not a target to be abandoned, but our compatriots, and if we unite with the vast land of the North and overseas Koreans, we can become a top-tier nation." He appealed, "Please, fellow citizens, let us build the Republic of Korea together with this vision and dream."

During Representative Hwang's lecture that day, Seo Mi-ran, Secretary-General of the Anti-Corruption and Election Fraud Prevention Association (Bupangdae), and Kim Sang-hyun, Central Party Supreme Council member of Freedom and Innovation, took the stage to explain the history and activities of Bupangdae and why the Korean-American United Association is an alliance of churches, respectively.

Meanwhile, Representative Hwang Kyo-ahn will deliver a keynote address on the overall status of the crisis in Korean democracy at an open forum to be held at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) in Washington at 10 a.m. on the 25th (local time, 11 p.m. on the 25th KST). This forum is jointly hosted by the Korean Conservative Coalition for Action (KCPAC) and VOC under the theme 'The Collapse of Democracy: The Republic of Korea in Crisis, A Warning from Venezuela, and the Free World's Response.'

In addition to Representative Hwang, the forum will focus on the crisis of Korean democracy and the international community's response, with speakers including: △Dr. Eric Patterson, President of VOC; △Bart Marcois, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy; △Morse H. Tan, former Ambassador for International Criminal Justice; △Dr. Grant Newsham; △Geoff Ramsey, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council; △Park Ju-hyun, Attorney; and △Kim Sung-won, CEO of Ground C.

At 10 a.m. on the 25th (local time, 11 p.m. on the 25th KST), the Korean Conservative Coalition for Action (KCPAC) and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) will jointly host a forum at the VOC in Washington, USA, under the theme 'The Collapse of Democracy: The Republic of Korea in Crisis, A Warning from Venezuela, and the Free World's Response.'

Reporter Heo Gyeom