86세대 퇴진론… 발끈한 송영길Song Young-gil Rejects '86 Generation' Departure Calls

[정승남세기영어교육연구회장]

86세대 퇴진론… 발끈한 송영길

Song Young-gil Rejects '86 Generation' Departure Calls

"우리도 3김 청산 외쳤지만

김대중 유산 버리지 않아"

Democratic Party lawmaker counters generational shift demands, cites Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam's political legacy

민주당 의원, 세대교체 요구에 반박하며 김대중과 김영삼의 정치적 유산을 언급하다

김상윤 기자 입력 2026.07.22. 00:45 조선일보

더불어민주당 당대표 선거에 출마한 송영길 의원은 21일 일각의 ‘86세대 퇴장’ 주장에 “우리도 ‘3김 청산’을 외쳤지만, 결국 김대중·김영삼이 대통령을 하고 난 다음에 (주류가) 됐다”며 “우리가 젊으니까 ‘3김 물러나 주세요’라고 해서 된 게 아니다”라고 했다.

송 의원은 이날 YTN라디오에 출연해 이같이 말했다. 최근 당대표 후보인 고민정 의원과 김보미 전 강진군의회 의장이 자신과 김민석 전 국무총리·정청래 전 대표를 겨냥해 “86세대 간판을 바꿔야 한다” “686은 퇴장해야 한다”고 한 것에 반박한 것이다.

송 의원은 “우리는 3김 청산이라고 해서 김대중의 유산을 버리고 갈 수 없다고 판단했고, 노무현 전 대통령도 그렇게 판단했기 때문에 DJ(김대중 전 대통령)와 함께한 것”이라며 “그게 노무현을 대통령으로 만든 힘”이라고 했다. 송 의원 입장은 3김으로 불렸던 김영삼, 김대중, 김종필 세 명의 거물 정치인도 1960년대부터 2000년대 초까지 활동하며 여러 정치세력으로부터 용퇴를 압박받았지만 결국 대통령, 총리까지 한 뒤에야 은퇴했다는 취지다.

송 의원은 한편 정 전 대표를 향해선 “대통령이 정 전 대표가 불편하다는 것을 수차례 표시했는데 왜 마치 아무것도 없는 것처럼 말하나”라며 “(정 전 대표는) 자신의 정치적 세력을 구축하기 위해 출마했다고 본다”고 했다.

36세인 김보미 전 의장은 이날 당대표 후보 정견 발표에 앞선 접견 자리에서 송영길 의원에게 고함을 들었다고 주장했다. 최근 김보미 전 의장은 송영 의원의 당대표 선거 출마 자격 시비와 관련해 “불공정하다”고 말해왔는데, 이를 두고 송영길 의원이 ‘내가 검찰 개혁을 외치다 이렇게 고생했는데, 네가 도와준 거 있느냐’며 윽박질렀다는 게 김보미 전 의장 주장이다.

Kim Bo-mi, 36 years old, former chairperson of the Gangjin County Council, claimed that during a meeting ahead of the party leadership candidates' policy announcements on the same day, she was shouted at by Song. Recently, Kim had been saying that it was "unfair" regarding the dispute over Song's eligibility to run in the party leadership election. Regarding this, Kim claimed that Song berated her, saying, "I suffered so much while advocating for prosecutorial reform, but did you help me at all?"

김보미 전 의장은 페이스북 글에서 “이것이 바로 청년들이 말하는 686 꼰대의 현실”이라며 “왜 청년들이 민주당을 불공정당, 686 꼰대 정당이라 부르는지, 오늘 그 답을 많은 분들이 두 눈으로 보셨다”고 했다. 이어 “공개적으로 사과를 요청했지만 받지 못했다”고 했다.

In a Facebook post, Kim wrote, "This is the reality of the '686 old guard' that young people talk about," adding, "Today, many people saw with their own eyes why young people call the Democratic Party an 'unfair party' and a '686 old guard party.'" She continued, "I publicly requested an apology, but it was not granted."

김상윤 기자

정치부에서 국회를 담당합니다. 주로 더불어민주당과 조국혁신당·진보당을 취재합니다.

더불어민주당 - 조선일보

더불어민주당 뉴스 관련 기사를 가장 빠르고 정확한 1등 디지털뉴스 조선닷컴에서 만나 보십시오.

www.chosun.com

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Song Young-gil Rejects '86 Generation' Departure Calls

Democratic Party lawmaker counters generational shift demands, cites Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam's political legacy

By Kim Sang-yun Published 2026.07.22. 00:45 The Chosun Daily Newspaper / 조선일보
​
Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Song Young-gil, who is running in the party leadership election, on July 21 refuted claims from some quarters calling for the "departure of the 86 generation," saying, "We also called for the 'cleansing of the three Kims,' but in the end, after Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam became presidents, they became mainstream," and added, "It wasn't because we were young that we achieved this by saying, 'Please step down, three Kims.'"
​
Song made the remarks during an appearance on YTN Radio on the same day. This was in response to recent comments by party leadership candidates Rep. Ko Min-jung and former Gangjin County Council chairperson Kim Bo-mi, 36 years old, who targeted Song, former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, and former party leader Jung Chung-rae, saying, "The 86 generation's signboard must be changed" and "The 686 must step down."
​
Song stated, "We judged that we couldn't abandon Kim Dae-jung's legacy just because of the call for the 'cleansing of the three Kims,' and former President Roh Moo-hyun also made that judgment, which is why he joined forces with DJ (former President Kim Dae-jung)," adding, "That was the force that made Roh Moo-hyun president." Song's position is that the three prominent politicians known as the "three Kims"—Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung, and Kim Jong-pil—were pressured to retire by various political forces while active from the 1960s to the early 2000s, but ultimately retired only after serving as president and prime minister.
​
Regarding former leader Jung, Song asked, "The president has repeatedly indicated discomfort with former leader Jung, so why does he speak as if nothing exists?" and added, "I believe (former leader Jung) is running to build his own political faction."
​
Kim Bo-mi, 36 years old, former chairperson of the Gangjin County Council, claimed that during a meeting ahead of the party leadership candidates' policy announcements on the same day, she was shouted at by Song. Recently, Kim had been saying that it was "unfair" regarding the dispute over Song's eligibility to run in the party leadership election.
​
Regarding this, Kim claimed that Song berated her, saying, "I suffered so much while advocating for prosecutorial reform, but did you help me at all?" In a Facebook post, Kim wrote, "This is the reality of the '686 old guard' that young people talk about," adding, "Today, many people saw with their own eyes why young people call the Democratic Party an 'unfair party' and a '686 old guard party.'" She continued, "I publicly requested an apology, but it was not granted."
​
· This article has been translated by Upstage Solar AI.

21세기 영어교육연구회 / ㈜ 파우스트 칼리지

Phone : (02)386-4802 / (02)384-3348

E-mail : faustcollege@naver.com / ceta211@naver.com

Twitter : http://twitter.com/ceta21 21세기 영어교육연구회

Web-site : www.faustcollege.com (주)파우스트 칼리지

Cafe : http://cafe.daum.net/21ceta 21세기 영어교육연구회

Band : http://band.us/@ceta21 21세기 영어교육연구회

Blog : http://blog.naver.com/ceta211 21세기 영어교육연구회