Hong Jun-pyo to Presidential Candidates: "Only Through Rigorous Verification Can One Become President"

On the 30th, Hong Jun-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, attended the first-term lawmakers' meeting called 'Myeongbulheojeon Conservative' held at the National Assembly and gave a lecture on the topic 'The Road to a Normal Country.' Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Hong Jun-pyo, a presidential candidate from the opposition People Power Party, emphasized that "intense mutual policy verification and moral verification, as well as all other necessary verifications, must be conducted for all candidates including former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol."

After finishing a lecture at the party's first-term lawmakers' meeting called 'Myeongbulheojeon Bosuda' on the 30th, Hong told reporters, "In past primaries, the candidate who became president was chosen after intense mutual verification within the party," adding this point.

He explained, "In the 1997 primary where Lee Hoi-chang, then chairman of the Hannara Party, was nominated as the presidential candidate, the issue of his child's military service, which was not discussed during the primary, began to surface during the main election, and as a result, we had to give up the administration."

He continued, "We cannot create a government just by inviting (candidates) among ourselves," and expressed concern, saying, "The moment a candidate with flaws enters the main election, in this era of diverse media, their support will plummet within a month."

He also expressed confidence, saying, "The candidate who emerges after intense qualification and moral verification, as rigorous as during the primaries of former presidents Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung, Lee Myung-bak, and Park Geun-hye, will be the one to take charge of the next administration."

Regarding the entry of the leading candidate, former Prosecutor General Yoon, into the People Power Party, he said, "It would be good if he joins," and added, "I hope the primary competition expands with his participation." About Yoon's political participation declaration press conference on the 29th, he said, "I was busy with my own event and did not watch it," and added, "I will watch it again."

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