Hong Jun-pyo Targets Yoon and Choi: "Can Presidential Candidates Who Are Political Newcomers Gain Public Trust?"

Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, is holding a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office on the 24th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] On the 28th, Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, targeted Yoon Seok-yeol, a leading opposition presidential candidate and former Prosecutor General, and Choi Jae-hyung, former Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection, saying, "Can a presidential candidate who is a political novice gain the trust of the people?"

At a youth policy talk show held at a cafe in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Hong said, "A presidential candidate should have experience and sufficient morality and should work alongside a young party leader."

He added, "I believe the people and party members chose Representative Lee Jun-seok with the intention of changing to meet the people's expectations," but also said, "It is difficult to see Representative Lee Jun-seok as someone who embraces all generations. The presidential candidate should be different."

Hong mentioned the introduction of a volunteer military system as a presidential pledge. He argued, "It is time to gradually abolish the conscription system, which young people consider their biggest shackles," and said, "It is right to change it to a system where voluntary enlistment serves the country until a certain point, and after discharge, additional points are restored for employment and civil service exams."

Regarding the second supplementary budget proposed by the government and ruling party to provide disaster relief funds, he expressed a negative stance, saying, "It may be nice to receive free money, but that money is debt that must be repaid."

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