Ahn Cheol-soo: "The Swing Voters and Moderates Are Watching Us"... Party Founding Convention on the 23rd

"The Swing Voter Segment Recently Increasing to the 30% Range"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, the preparatory committee chairman for the founding of the People’s Party (tentative name), stated on the 12th, “Probably more than 30% of the non-affiliated and centrist voters are looking at us,” adding, “I feel a great sense of mission.”

At the first meeting of the Central Steering Committee of the preparatory committee held at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building that day, Chairman Ahn said, “Usually, the number of non-affiliated voters decreases as the general election approaches, but this time, it has been increasing from the 20% range in early December last year to the 30% range recently.”

Chairman Ahn emphasized, “Our mission is to completely change the landscape of Korean society,” and added, “I believe that a fair society, a safe society, and good jobs are the spirit of this era and the mandate of the people.”

Regarding the government’s job creation projects, Chairman Ahn criticized, “It is a futile structure where cutting taxes inevitably leads to fewer jobs,” and stated, “We want to return to the fundamental principle that good jobs are created by the market and the private sector.”

Chairman Ahn stressed the necessity of regulatory reform, industrial reform, and innovative growth, saying, “The current government should change the broken job status board into a regulatory reform status board starting now.”

Kim Soo-min, a Bareunmirae Party lawmaker who serves as spokesperson, told reporters immediately after the meeting, “The central party founding convention, originally scheduled for March 1, will be moved up by one week to the 23rd,” adding, “This is to manage the general election schedule more meticulously.”

The People’s Party preparatory committee will hold sequential city and provincial party founding conventions on the 16th in Gyeonggi, Seoul, Daejeon, and Gwangju. Following that, conventions are scheduled for Daegu on the 18th and Incheon and Chungbuk on the 22nd.

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