Lee Jun-seok Targets Hong Joon-pyo: "Please Refrain from Criticizing Presidential Candidates Outside the Party"

"Reckless Negative Tactics Fail to Exert Power"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 28th and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] On the 28th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, urged at the Supreme Council meeting, "Please refrain from making critical messages filled with concerns about potential (presidential election) candidates outside the party."

At the meeting, Lee said, "The reckless negative campaigning symbolized by 'saengtaetang' during the recent Seoul mayoral by-election did not have much effect. I would like to ask for one more thing."

Lee's remarks appear to be directed at messages from Assemblyman Hong Joon-pyo towards Yoon Seok-youl, a candidate outside the party. Hong has been urging Yoon to directly clarify the 'Yoon Seok-youl X-file' and said, "Politics that avoids political issues is cowardly politics."

He added, "We will minimize responses to the despicable negative campaigns from the pro-government camp," and "I ask our party's presidential candidates to develop many compelling messages."

Regarding the resignation of Choi Jae-hyung, Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, Lee told reporters after the meeting, "When it comes to political participation, any candidate outside the party will need a solitary personal decision time," and said, "I will neither push nor pull (neither push nor release)."

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