Kim Jong-in: "Citizen candidates are premature... Will reconsider after finalizing primary election rules"

"President Trump, Difficult to Win Under Current Circumstances"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Kim Jong-in, Emergency Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, stated on the 5th that the idea of 'endorsing a citizen candidate' for next year's by-elections is "premature."

After the Emergency Committee meeting that day, Kim told reporters, "We are finalizing the rules (at the primary preparation committee)," and added, "We will review whether the conditions to select a citizen candidate are met after seeing how the decision is made."

Regarding Kim Sang-hoon, a People Power Party lawmaker and head of the primary preparation committee, expressing the opinion that incumbent lawmakers should refrain from running, Kim said, "We have to wait and see."

On the U.S. presidential election, Kim predicted, "Judging from the current situation, it is difficult for President Trump to be elected," and added, "U.S. foreign policy, especially regarding North Korea's denuclearization, will change significantly."

Regarding former People Power Party lawmaker Min Kyung-wook's claims of election fraud, Kim responded, "That is what he thinks; how I think about it is another matter."

Kim also criticized Presidential Secretary to the President Noh Young-min's remark that "the organizers of the Liberation Day rally are murderers," calling it "an inappropriate statement."

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