Ahn Cheol-soo Completes National Land Traverse: "Please Vote for the People's Party... Politics Will Change"

"Politics Must Change Now to Become the People's Hope"
To Newly Eligible 18-Year-Old Voters: "You Must Vote"
"Party Vote Share Must Be at Least 20%"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, said on the 14th, one day before the April 15 general election, “Please make sure to vote for the People’s Party, candidate number 10, in the party vote tomorrow,” adding, “Politics will change and the people will win.”

On the afternoon of the same day, Ahn held a press conference titled “People’s Report of Hope and Unity” on the stairs of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, saying, “I ran over a thousand ri every day for two weeks from Yeosu to here in Gwanghwamun without missing a day. My legs were swollen, I was out of breath, and sometimes I wanted to sit down, but I could not give up,” and “I wanted to deliver even a small message of hope to the people.”

He emphasized, “As expected, there was no politics at the site of people’s lives. Naturally, there was no trust in politics in the hearts of the people either,” and “I repeatedly confirm where the true place of politics is in the hearts of such people.”

He continued, “Now politics really must change. We must run to the sites of the suffering people’s lives. We must look after the difficult circumstances of the people and become hope for them,” adding, “We must become comrades and a strong support for the common people who cannot even raise their voices even if they suffer to death, not the powerful vested interests or the flag-waving groups on the streets. The People’s Party pledges to stand at the very front.”

Ahn said, “This time, we once again confirmed the true faces of the vested two major parties. Seeing their behavior of exploiting the national crisis for populism to gain votes, our earnestness and sense of responsibility to win the proportional vote have grown even stronger.”

Ahn stated, “If the People’s Party wins, we will check the incompetent and arrogant ruling party and innovate the opposition that tries to live by relying only on windfall gains to create a working National Assembly,” and “We will play the role of a rational balancer to check the vested two major parties who spend their nights fighting in the National Assembly. We will firmly uphold principles and basics and present a new political model with politics that matches words and actions.”

Addressing voters aged 18, Ahn said, “You must vote,” and “You must stop populism that only borrows money and shows off without any consideration for your future.”

Ahn said, “The People’s Party will definitely achieve at least 20% of the party vote and become the first party in proportional representation to check the vested two major parties and properly teach the satellite parties a lesson so that they realize the people are formidable.”

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