Lee Hae-chan "Yoon Seok-yeol Will Not Grow on His Own... A Reflector, Not a Luminescent Body"

Former Leader of the Democratic Party Lee Hae-chan [Image Source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jumi Lee] Former Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan evaluated former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol on the 18th, saying, "He will not be able to grow on his own."

In an interview on KBS Radio's 'Joo Jin-woo Live' on the same day, Lee said, "In my view, former Prosecutor General Yoon is not a luminous body but a reflective body."

After stepping down as party leader last year and refraining from media exposure, Lee has recently appeared on another broadcast following a YouTube show on the 17th, expressing his opinions on various political issues including the April 7 by-elections.

Targeting former Prosecutor General Yoon, Lee pointed out that Yoon lacks his own political competitiveness. He said, "One must take root on their own to become a luminous body with vitality, which brings appeal and the power to gain public agreement. (Yoon) will probably attempt something as the presidential election approaches, but building a party and creating a presidential candidate is not an easy task. From what I have seen of Yoon's words and actions so far, I think it will not be easy."

Regarding Lee Nak-yeon, the Democratic Party's standing election committee chairman, who has recently shown a decline in approval ratings, Lee argued, "Depending on the results of this Seoul mayoral election, it could become a momentum for a rebound."

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Lee also expressed his stance on the upcoming April 7 by-elections. Criticizing the opposition's candidate unification process, he said, "The era of attempting unification in that way is over," adding, "In an era where synergy must be created through voter unification, unification that only involves mutual criticism has little meaning."

He further analyzed the by-election race, saying, "It is extremely close. There seems to be some difference in Busan, but in Seoul, our candidate was ahead and now it seems to be a close race." He added, "Since the by-election is being held because someone elected from our party made a mistake, we feel sorry to the public and have apologized several times."

Regarding the Moon Jae-in administration's 'cleansing of deep-rooted evils,' he emphasized, "The greatest achievement was the arrest of former President Lee Myung-bak. Where is a greater deep-rooted evil than that?"

Earlier, on the 17th, Lee criticized Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party's Seoul mayoral candidate, calling him an "MB (Lee Myung-bak) kid." Appearing on YouTube channels 'Sisa Tapa TV' and 'Gaegukbon TV,' Lee said, "He is not trying to administer the city but to grab interests," and strongly criticized, "However, MB did it against the nation, while Oh Se-hoon did it against the city."

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