Na Dong-yeon "Hong Joon-pyo's talk of betrayal is absurd" Hong Joon-pyo "Going straight ahead creates many enemies"

Former Yangsan Mayor Na Dong-yeon is being interviewed by reporters after completing the Future United Party's nomination committee interview held at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 2nd. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Yangsan Mayor Na Dong-yeon declared a direct confrontation with former Liberty Korea Party leader Hong Joon-pyo over the nomination for the Gyeongnam Yangsan-eul district of the United Future Party.

On the 5th, former Mayor Na wrote on his Facebook, "About a month ago in an interview, I said that if the party orders, I would follow even if it means carrying a bomb, and my words have become reality," adding, "I sincerely hope this bomb will become a bomb that catches the enemy, and I will keep moving forward."

Regarding former leader Hong, he criticized, "It is really absurd to talk about betrayal," and said, "When he was struggling too much to run in Miryang, he half-jokingly asked once, 'How about Yangsan?' but to claim that this was the reason for changing to Yangsan is too much. Also, it is ridiculous how someone who should be running their own election can serve as the campaign director for someone else's election."

He also said, "Competing with a lower-level opponent may hurt your pride, but you need to build internal competitiveness to defeat the opponent."

Former Mayor Na responded to the additional call for applications for Yangsan-eul, and former Mayor Hong opened fire. The day before, Hong cited former Mayor Na as the reason for moving his candidacy to Yangsan-eul through Facebook. Hong claimed, "When I was Governor of Gyeongnam, I met Na as the Mayor of Yangsan, and we were close for eight years. He even told me that if I came to Yangsan-eul and ran against Kim Doo-kwan, he would definitely make me the campaign director to ensure victory."

The two have since been engaged in a Facebook war of words. On the same day, former leader Hong said, "I only try to speak the truth and only know to go straight ahead. Because of that, I have many enemies and many opponents. However, as time passes, it will be revealed that Hong Joon-pyo was right."

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