Kim Jong-in on Opposition Coalition: "Is There Anything More Than People Power Party?"
Joo Ho-young: "As close as possible to a citizen candidate among party candidates"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, stated on the 4th, "Is there any opposition party other than our People Power Party?"
Chairman Kim made this remark when asked by reporters at the National Assembly about the opposition coalition. When reporters mentioned the People Party as well, he responded with a smile.
Regarding the suggestion to nominate a so-called 'citizen candidate' for the Seoul mayoral race, Chairman Kim said, "Since we are currently in the process of finalizing the primary rules, I cannot give a conclusion," but added, "We will establish rules that most reflect the will of the citizens."
On the mention of Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party, and former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop, who recently left the Democratic Party, as potential citizen candidates, he said, "It depends on how the rules are set and what their thoughts are," and added, "This is not something we can decide unilaterally."
Regarding the possibility of holding the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-election primaries next year as a national primary with 100% citizen participation, Chairman Kim said, "We need to observe a bit more," and added, "We cannot completely disregard our party members, so the rules will be decided in a way that harmonizes with the party members."
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Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, said to reporters on the same day about the citizen candidate theory, "We cannot completely exclude responsible party members from the candidate selection process," but added, "However, if the proportion of responsible party members increases, it may be distant from the preferences of Seoul citizens, so I think it is right for the party candidate to be as close as possible to a citizen candidate."
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