Lee Nak-yeon, Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Central Election Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Lee Nak-yeon, Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Central Election Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 22nd and delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Lee Nak-yeon, Co-Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea's Joint Election Committee, criticized on the 22nd the People Power Party candidates for Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon and Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon, saying, "They have all been reported and are in a position to be investigated. Lies are bound to be revealed eventually."


At the Central Election Committee meeting held at the National Assembly that morning, Chairman Lee said, "If the candidates for Seoul Mayor and Busan Mayor fail to resolve the real estate suspicions and continue to lie, I cannot help but worry about how moral tension in Seoul and Busan can be maintained."


He criticized, "The opposition party's Seoul mayoral candidate has repeatedly changed his story after giving irrelevant explanations regarding the 'self-compensation' suspicion of land in Naegok-dong once the truth is revealed," and "The opposition party's Busan mayoral candidate is enduring day by day with explanations detached from public common sense regarding the LCT preferential treatment suspicion." He also pointed out, "Moreover, the opposition party's Busan mayoral candidate is suspected of involvement in illegal surveillance."



He added, "Morality is the most important virtue for a leader because water flows from top to bottom," and urged, "I hope the citizens of Seoul and Busan will pay special attention to this point, as the morality of a leader decisively influences the morality of the organization."


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