The People Power Party strongly criticized the Democratic Party of Korea for pressuring Chief Justice Woo Hee-dae to resign. The People Power Party argued that the Lee Jae-myung government's written submission of Supreme Court justice candidates was an "unprecedented unilateral notification" and criticized the ruling party's actions as a "judicial manipulation death knell," even mentioning the impeachment of the Chief Justice. They also condemned reports that the presidential office intended to reject Son Bong-ki, a candidate for chief judge of the Daegu District Court, as "a rampage that transforms consultation practices into prior approval rights" and demanded the immediate submission of an appointment consent motion. The People Power Party also questioned whether the ruling party was only rejecting Supreme Court justice candidates from certain regions, asking, "Is it okay to be from Honam but not from Yeongnam?"
