Kim Woong: "Yoon Seok-yeol Needs to Get Practical Quickly... Hong Joon-pyo Must Change Himself to Join the Party"

If Elected Party Leader, Yoon Can Join Immediately
Hong Must Consider Party Members' Thoughts

Kim Woong, Member of the People Power Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Kim Woong, a member of the People Power Party who is about to declare his candidacy for party leader, said on the 4th, "If I meet former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, I personally want to say this: We need to get into the real battle quickly. He should come and meet the lawmakers and directly experience the party members."

Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' on the same day and said, "When (former Prosecutor General Yoon) talks about building the party from outside, the talent pool within the political circle is very limited anyway," adding, "In the end, if he creates a new party and comes back, he will inevitably have to join hands with the old boys, and in that process, he could suffer significant damage to his image."

As a first-term lawmaker, Kim expressed confidence that if he becomes party leader, former Prosecutor General Yoon can join the People Power Party directly without going through the so-called third zone. Kim said, "This party has truly changed. Anyone who looks at it would say, how can this party be the same as the Saenuri Party or the Liberty Korea Party? (Former Prosecutor General Yoon) will come in," emphasizing, "He has the highest support rate in the TK region, which overlaps with our party supporters. We can create a justification for his entry during this party convention process."

Regarding the reinstatement of independent lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo, Kim bluntly said, "It's up to the person coming in to decide." He continued, "Some leaders have often ruined elections by speaking their minds without restraint. To come in, one must have the attitude of thinking about the party members and the party, and the heart to say 'I will change,'" adding, "They need to ask themselves."

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