"Speeding Up Unification of Opposition Candidates Again"… One TV Debate Scheduled for Tomorrow

Two Agencies Conduct Unified Candidate Polls
Working Negotiation Team to Pursue Additional Poll Negotiations on the Afternoon of the 16th

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Negotiations for unifying opposition party candidates have started to gain momentum again. The working-level negotiation teams for candidate unification from the People Power Party and the People’s Party have reached a final agreement on the TV debate schedule. Both sides agreed to conduct public opinion polls for candidate unification through two polling agencies and decided to continue further negotiations.

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On the 15th, the working-level negotiation teams discussing the unification of opposition candidates, including Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party’s Seoul mayoral candidate, met at the National Assembly and continued marathon negotiations.

Through this negotiation, both sides agreed to hold one TV debate on the afternoon of the 16th. Sung Il-jong, an emergency committee member of the People Power Party who participated in the working-level talks, stated, “The TV debate will be held tomorrow from 5:30 p.m. for 80 minutes, with a designated organizer,” adding, “We will provide a separate briefing on the detailed schedule.”

Regarding questions from reporters about the debate format, he said, “We decided to discuss it further.”

The People Power Party prefers a standing debate format like a head-to-head debate, while the People’s Party is known to favor a debate format conducted under fixed rules, similar to the debate between candidate Ahn and former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop.

Some outlines for the public opinion polls for candidate unification have also emerged.

Committee member Sung said, “We decided to select two places to conduct the public opinion polls.” However, a further meeting will be held on the 16th to discuss the specifics of the polls.

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