Yoon Gun-young: "Yoon's Presidential Run Is Not Easy... His Own Decision Is the Way to Save the Prosecution"

Yoon Geon-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is questioning during the National Assembly inspection of the Ministry of Unification held by the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee at the National Assembly on October 8. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] On the 10th, Yoon Gun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said about the possibility of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol running for president, "I think it is not easy for the head of the prosecution agency to leave public office and immediately jump into the primary to become a candidate."

On the same day, Yoon appeared on MBN's 'Jung Woon-gap's In-depth Analysis' and said, "In a world where the prosecutor general becomes a presidential candidate, every action of the prosecution inevitably appears political." He added, "Therefore, I believe that only his own decision can save both himself and the prosecution."

Regarding the pardon debate for former Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, Yoon said, "It is logically inappropriate to talk about pardons when the sentence has not been finalized," and added, "A sincere apology and reflection must come first to gain public consent."

He also criticized, "However, the current People Power Party is insisting on innocence and seems to be showing a truly political stance pressuring the president."

In response to the comment that the ruling party is at a disadvantage due to Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, declaring his candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election, Yoon said, "Looking at the current figures, there are pessimistic forecasts, but I absolutely do not think so," and argued, "In terms of candidate competitiveness, the ruling party is far superior. Also, the polls have never gone to the very end, and if the candidate structure is accurately formed as a one-on-one matchup, public opinion is bound to fluctuate."

He continued, "There are still three months left, which is a very long time in politics," and said, "I think the situation can change several times even if the scenario shifts, so I want to say that it is pointless to think pessimistically or optimistically based on the current results."

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