Lee Jun-seok "Hongkacola? Once the carbonation is gone, it's just sugar water"

Lee Jun-seok, Chairman of the Young Party Vision Committee of the New Conservative Party Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 12th, Lee Jun-seok, Chairman of the Young Party Vision Committee of the New Conservative Party, said to former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo, "He keeps making justifications ahead of the general election."

On the same day, Lee appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "At first, I understood that he showed interest in Daegu Buk-gu, saying 'I will also visit Daegu once.' Later, he mentioned going to Daegu Dong-gu to judge Yoo Seung-min, and also said he wanted to go to his hometown, Changnyeong," adding, "Now he says he is going to Yangsan to compete against President Moon Jae-in."

He said, "It's rare to have so many justifications when running for election. It seems he wants to be remembered as 'Hong-Cola,' but if the carbon dioxide runs out while the constituency mentions change, it’s just sugar water," and added, "Former leader Hong needs to make a decision quickly."

Also, regarding former leader Hong calling Seoul Gangbuk a difficult district, Lee said, "The public does not know well about the electoral landscape of constituencies," and "There are many difficult districts that die quietly unless they make a strong impression that the public recognizes as a difficult district."

He continued, "Gangbuk is indeed a very difficult district," and said, "But if people think it’s all similar, there is little to gain even if you lose. He is probably unable to make a decision now because he might be told to go to a place without symbolic significance like Jongno."

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