Lee Jun-seok "Former President's Pardon, an Election Card Ahead of By-Election?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former Future United Party (predecessor of the People Power Party) Supreme Council member Lee Jun-seok criticized the pardon proposal for former presidents raised by Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, saying, "Isn't it an election tactic ahead of the by-election?"

On the 4th, Lee appeared on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs' and said, "No responsible person in the People Power Party has demanded a pardon."

He added, "I am curious about what made Leader Lee open his eyes to national unity," and pointed out, "Having a new philosophy means experiencing something new, and if we consider what the Democratic Party has recently gone through, it is a decline in approval ratings, and Leader Lee himself is experiencing a drop in his own approval ratings." This implies that the pardon for former presidents is a card to seek a turnaround in approval ratings.

Lee said, "The intention behind mentioning the pardon is political, so the claim that it is for national unity sounds very superficial," and criticized, "In the end, isn't this being presented as an election card ahead of the by-election? I can only criticize it this way."

He also pointed out that this pardon demand was based on communication with the Blue House. Lee said, "If this was done without communication with the Blue House, it would be an action that is not advantageous at all to his own support base," and added, "I wonder why Leader Lee did this within the bounds of common sense, and I basically believe that there was consultation."

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