Lee Taegyu "Invisible hand at work to obstruct Ahn Cheol-soo"

Lee Tae-gyu, Bareunmirae Party member. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 14th, Lee Taegyu, a member of the Bareunmirae Party, said regarding the Central Election Commission's (CEC) decision to prohibit the use of the party name "Gukmindang" (People's Party), "It seems that an invisible hand is at work to block or hinder former Bareunmirae Party member Ahn Cheol-soo's political comeback."

Lee appeared on CBS Radio's "Kim Hyun-jung's News Show" that day and said, "Since the last presidential election and the Druking incident, the politician who has suffered the most damage is former member Ahn," adding, "I think everyone can understand how the current ruling party views former member Ahn without further explanation."

He continued, "When the 'Ahn Cheol-soo New Party' was also prohibited, I thought the reasoning was too arbitrary and sophistical," and said, "Our party's founding schedule is being disrupted by the CEC's decision, so from our perspective, we cannot help but have such suspicions."

Regarding the controversy with the Minjung Party over the orange color, which is the symbolic color of the People's Party, he said, "We are now closer to a startup party just beginning," and added, "Also, color is not something that anyone has exclusive status or authority over; anyone can use it."

He went on, "Even if the colors are from the same family, the hue and tone are different, aren't they?" and said, "If the Minjung Party has been using a color similar to ours, they should work hard in their party activities and receive the evaluation of the voters."

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