Lee Jun-seok "Next presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol? The person who sent Park Geun-hye to prison..."

Yoon Seok-yeol, Prosecutor General. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] Amid reports that Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is ranked third in the next presidential candidate preference survey, on the 21st, former Future United Party Supreme Council member Lee Jun-seok said, "I think it would be difficult for conservatives because he is the person who put President Park Geun-hye in prison."

In an interview with KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' on the same day, former Supreme Council member Lee said, "Representative Yoo Seung-min is called a traitor by groups like the Taegeukgi faction because he voted in favor of impeachment."

He added, "Then what should we call the person who put President Park in prison? Now, since the main focus is on confronting the Moon Jae-in administration and Minister Chu Mi-ae, people think that way," and explained, "Whether these people (in the conservative camp) will cast votes for the person who put President Park in prison is another philosophical issue."

Meanwhile, regarding the controversy over whether the Democratic Party will nominate candidates in the by-elections scheduled for April next year, he said, "Even if these people (Democratic Party) say they won't run, I don't think they will definitely not run. Anyway, after nominating independent or civic candidates, if they then go around wearing blue clothes, it's the same thing."

He continued, "If there are mistakes, being judged and taking responsibility is also responsible politics of the party, so in that sense, the Democratic Party should naturally nominate (candidates)," adding, "In the past, after the Saenuri Party went through the impeachment crisis, there was talk about whether to nominate a presidential candidate or not, but they eventually did."

Former Supreme Council member Lee said, "I don't think the personal mistakes of Mayor Park Won-soon or Mayor Oh Keo-don, or President Park's mistakes, are attributable to the party. We should compete with a better vision."

Meanwhile, in a next presidential candidate preference survey conducted by Realmeter on the 17th with 1,000 adults nationwide, Prosecutor General Yoon received 14.3%, following Representative Lee Nak-yeon and Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung.

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