Lee Sang-don "Ahn Cheol-soo, Everything Is Ruined... Kim Jong-in Is the Best Person to Manage the Country"

Former Minshengdang Party Member Lee Sang-don. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Former Minsaeng Party lawmaker Lee Sang-don evaluated Kim Jong-in, the Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, on the 13th, saying he is "the person best suited to manage the country right now."

In an interview with KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' on the same day, Lee said, "If he has led until now, he has done well. People say (Chairman Kim) is old, but in the US elections and after World War II, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer stepped down at the age of 85," expressing this view.

While saying, "If he has led until now, he has done well," he also expressed concern, saying, "There are inherent limits. The People Power Party members remain the same. There has been no personnel replacement or renewal at all. The so-called conservative opposition party can be seen as merely maintaining the status quo."

Regarding Chairman Kim's expression of crisis about the presidential election on the 12th, he said, "There have been elections lost without spirit in the past," citing the defeats of candidate Hong Joon-pyo in 2017 and candidate Chung Dong-young in 2007 as examples.

He added, "Given the current situation, it looks like it will be lost without spirit," and criticized, "No matter how many adverse factors the ruling party has, does the opposition really do well? I have not seen the opposition discover any agenda on their own."

About the recent ongoing National Assembly audit, he said, "The opposition basically does not exist. The conservative opposition lacks capability," adding, "When you look at the audit, they just get worked up over things already reported in the newspapers."

Regarding Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party, he said, "There are unnecessary mentions within the party about shaking Chairman Kim," and criticized, "(I think) Ahn lacks sincerity. Even those who once shared intentions with Ahn have all failed."

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