Northern state media has yet to comment officially on Yoon, a conservative who is due to take office on May 10, but the Uriminzokkiri website put out scathing reviews ahead of his inauguration.
“Yoon Suk-yeol caused consternation with grotesque remarks such as ‘preventive strike’ and ‘main enemy’, and stirred confrontation madness by trumpeting a ‘stronger alliance between South Korea and the United States ‘” he said.
He was referring to Yoon’s comments that he would authorize a preemptive strike on North Korea if signs of an attack were imminent, and his description of the neighboring nation as a “primary enemy”.
This depiction of the North was avoided by outgoing progressive President Moon Jae-in, who had sought to improve relations.
The propaganda site’s remarks deviate from past practice, when state media reported a missile test by the North the following day, but this time remained silent on Wednesday’s weapons test.
The propaganda site slammed Yoon and his picks for defense, foreign affairs and unification portfolio ministers, calling them “pro-American scoundrels” who had sought confrontation while serving previous governments. conservatives.
“There is nothing strange about what he calls pro-American scoundrels seeking confrontation with the same people,” he added.
On Wednesday, the South Korean military reported the North’s 14th known weapons test this year, which analysts said could be aimed at testing its reconnaissance satellite technology.
In March, South Korea said a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) exploded in midair shortly after takeoff. State media did not report it at the time, but another, presumably successful, ICBM launch took place a few days later.
“North Korea may not announce failed trials, but it’s too early to say that’s the case, and the latest launch looks pretty successful as it showed some progress,” Park Won said. -gon, professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University in Soul.