Yoon Yeo-jun: "Hwang Kyo-ahn, Even If He Loses by a Narrow Margin, His Future Will Be Solid"

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Minister of Environment Yoon Yeo-jun commented on the 'Jongno big match' between former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and Future United Party leader Hwang Kyo-ahn on the 18th, saying, "Even if Leader Hwang loses, if the margin is narrow, his political future will be solid."

Former Minister Yoon appeared on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' that day and said, "How much one loses or wins is important. Losing by a large margin in the vote can cause a big wound. But as it stands now, even if he loses, it doesn't seem like it will be by a large margin."

However, he added, "(If former Prime Minister Lee) loses, it would be a very big wound," and said, "(Leader Hwang) should have taken the gamble earlier. It's a fight with nothing to lose, so I wondered why he hesitated like that."

When asked if Leader Hwang's timing to run in Jongno was late, former Minister Yoon said, "It was late. He should have taken the gamble from the beginning, but Leader Hwang is not someone who has been in politics for long. Because of that, I think he couldn't make a decision quickly."

He continued, "There are rumors that he was looking for a safe difficult district because of the justification that he had to go to a tough district," and said, "Where is a safe difficult district? If it’s safe, it’s not difficult. So I heard he investigated various places, which can be understood to some extent. However, at this point, it is too late for the leader of the main opposition party to take a gamble."

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