Ahn Cheol-soo "Kim Jong-in, Possible to Win Three-Way Race? ... Worried About Hurting Opposition Supporters' Feelings"

An meets Ban Ki-moon... "He gave good words on national unity and more"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, expressed concern on the 12th that Kim Jong-in, emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, said that a three-way race could also win in the Seoul mayoral by-election, stating, “I am worried that the hearts of opposition supporters might be hurt.”

After visiting former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the same day, Ahn told reporters, “What opposition supporters earnestly want is for the opposition to become a single candidate and win the Seoul mayoral election,” expressing this view.

Ahn emphasized, “Isn’t the most important thing regime change? This Seoul mayoral by-election is an intermediate process moving toward that,” adding, “Supporters of the People Power Party, the People’s Party, centrists, and rational progressive forces must all unite their hearts to support a single candidate so that this can continue into the next presidential election.”

Regarding his meeting with former Secretary-General Ban, Ahn said, “I visited former Secretary-General Ban, a great elder of the Republic of Korea, to offer New Year’s greetings. He shared many wise and insightful words,” and added, “He spoke about how necessary national unity is, the changes in various diplomatic relations centered on the Republic of Korea, and how we should proceed.”

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