Gominjeong: "If I had to choose between Oh Se-hoon and Na Kyung-won? It's like asking 'Do you prefer mom or dad?'"

Former Presidential Secretary Spokesperson Ko Min-jung is greeting as a new member of the Democratic Party at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 2nd.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] Former Blue House spokesperson Go Min-jung, when asked about her potential candidacy for the general election in relation to Liberty Korea Party lawmaker Na Kyung-won's 'Dongjak-eul' district and former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's preliminary candidacy in 'Gwangjin-eul,' responded to the question "Which one would you like to choose between the two?" by saying, "It's too difficult. It's like asking whether you prefer your father or your mother."

On the 13th, Go appeared on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' and said, "Since I left the Blue House and reports started, various regions such as Ilsan, Bundang, and Seodaemun were mentioned, but recently it seems to have largely converged to Dongjak and Gwangjin."

She added, "I don't know how the party is consolidating the options. I'm curious and frustrated, and I want to ask, but perhaps because I was a spokesperson, I haven't asked."

When asked if she was confident about winning, she said, "I think I am someone who should have confidence," adding, "Someone said, 'Go Min-jung has to fight bare-handed without the armor of the Blue House or the president.' I don't have a big armor, but each voice of support from the people is like a scale on that armor. If Go Min-jung, who has such armor, doesn't even have confidence, that would not be acceptable."

Regarding Kang Min-seok, the new Blue House spokesperson who stirred controversy by moving directly from being a JoongAng Ilbo reporter to the Blue House, she said, "The Blue House must have judged whether his ability is appropriate as a spokesperson," and explained, "Whether to accept that or take a break is ultimately a decision the individual must make. In the case of former spokesperson Kim Eui-gyeom, there was talk about it beforehand, but he took a break due to the objections of juniors and then joined the Blue House."

Regarding Liberty Korea Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn's recent remark referring to the May 18, 1980 Gwangju Democratization Movement as 'some incident,' she said, "I think it was dishonest," adding, "Either he didn't know or didn't agree, but he couldn't have not known. It was a tremendous event that shook the whole country, and as a university student called an intellectual at the time, he couldn't have been unaware of the era. Passing over it quietly without any explanation is an act of dishonesty."

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