Ha Tae-kyung on Kim Jong-in's Grand Ambition: "Possible if Led to Victory in Seoul Mayoral Election"

Jeong Cheong-rae: "He intends to secure the presidential candidate position himself"

Kim Jong-in, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the United Future Party, is attending an emergency countermeasure meeting related to COVID-19 held at the National Assembly on the 23rd, delivering a speech. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] On the 25th, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the Future United Party, commented on the possibility of Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the United United Party, running for president, saying, "If he leads the Seoul mayoral election next year to victory, he is not currently seen as a presidential candidate, but after that, there might be a possibility of viewing him differently."

On the same day, Ha said on tbs radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory,' "If he wins the Seoul mayoral election anyway, the public's expectations could qualitatively change."

Ha added, "Personally, I think age should not be excluded no matter how old someone is," and said, "Kim's thinking is younger than anyone else in the party. Biological age seems to be becoming a minor factor."

Jeong Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said, "Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has already entered the presidential opinion polls. I think Kim will enter as well," and claimed, "Why did he return to the United United Party? I assume it was solely with the presidential candidacy in mind."

Jeong said, "Bringing in an external candidate means stalling for time while planning to take over the presidential candidacy himself."

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