Kwon Seong-dong Meeting with Yoon: "Meeting Me Itself Shows Interest in the People Power Party"

"Yoon Seok-yeol to Join People Power Party Between Late June and Early July"

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is casting his vote at the early voting station set up at Namgajwa 1-dong Community Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the first day of early voting for the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party who met with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, assessed Yoon's recent moves by saying, "The very fact that he met me shows he is interested in the People Power Party."

In a phone interview with Asia Economy on the 1st, when asked if former Prosecutor General Yoon is likely to join the People Power Party, Kwon said, "Of course. Otherwise, there would be no reason for him to meet me."

On the 29th of last month, former Prosecutor General Yoon had dinner in Gangneung with Kwon and local figures he knew from his time working at the Gangneung branch office in the mid-1990s. This is the first time it has been revealed that Yoon met with an active politician after resigning as Prosecutor General.

Regarding this meeting, Kwon said, "Isn't the act of wanting to meet me a political act?" He added, "Meeting a four-term senior lawmaker itself is a political act, and meeting a People Power Party member is itself a political act."

Kwon expressed confidence that former Prosecutor General Yoon will join the People Power Party soon. He said, "There was an atmosphere and feeling during the conversation at the dinner table," and added, "He will join (the People Power Party) soon."

Regarding the timing of his recruitment, Kwon predicted, "After the party convention, at an appropriate time, around late June or early July, if the efforts of our party leadership and his own thoughts align, he will join."

About former Prosecutor General Yoon, Kwon said, "He is a positive and breakthrough-driven person who does not waver," and added, "In his heart, he already has the will to run for the presidency and is steadily walking toward that goal."

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