"Grateful to the Person Who Gave Confidence in Regime Change," People Power Party Attempts to Console Yoon Seok-yeol

Ha Tae-kyung "We Must Not Forget Former Prosecutor General Yoon's Contributions"
Lee Jun-seok "I Will Emphasize Many Similarities"

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The People Power Party has moved to appease Yoon Seok-yeol, the leading opposition presidential candidate. On the 17th, Yoon’s spokesperson stated, "I will not respond at all to the ruling and opposition parties' joint attacks," and "I have nothing more to say about the timing of my party entry," prompting a hurried effort to calm the situation.

Ha Tae-kyung, a lawmaker who has officially declared his presidential candidacy, wrote on his Facebook that day, "Yoon Seok-yeol is the person who gave us confidence that the People Power Party can become a governing party," adding, "Thanks to Yoon, I have gained confidence that regime change is possible, so I am always grateful."

Ha continued, "While the rise of Yoon Seok-yeol is partly due to former Justice Ministers Cho Kuk and Choo Mi-ae, he would not have become the top candidate in the polls without his own abilities," and praised him by saying, "Although Yoon and I are competitors in the primary, our party must not forget the historic contribution Yoon has made as a gift to conservatism."

Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party who declared his presidential candidacy, is announcing his presidential pledges for the Chungcheong region on the morning of the 17th in front of the Roh Moo-hyun Memorial Park within Sejong Lake Park in Sejong City. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, who had been pressing Yoon with the 'bus primary theory' toward the end of August, also took a step back. After the Supreme Council meeting that day, Lee told reporters, "We want to avoid frequent exposure of differences with our party’s potential opposition presidential candidate," and added, "I will emphasize the many similarities."

Meanwhile, Yoon Seok-yeol said through his spokesperson, "I will only think about big politics that can unite the people and solve national tasks," and stated, "I will just go my own way. I will just do my own work."

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