 On 26 August 2011, he described Lee Myung-bak's "fair society" governance as a failure due to the prime minister-led surveillance against civilians in 2010.The Minjoo Party's Kim Young-ho took his seat in the National Assembly at the 20th general election, held on 13 April 2016.Chung committed suicide, aged 62, in a park in Seoul on 16 July 2019.