Jung Sye-kyun "Curious About Lee Jae-myung's Basic Thoughts"... Criticizes Recent Remarks Collectively

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Jeong Se-gyun, a presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized fellow party candidate Lee Jae-myung on the 2nd, saying "There is no distinction between ruling and opposition parties when it comes to verification."

On the same day, Jeong posted on his Facebook, "I am curious about Lee Jae-myung candidate's basic thoughts," and broadly criticized Lee's recent remarks. Referring to Lee's statement the previous day that "South Korea has failed to purge pro-Japanese collaborators, and pro-Japanese forces collaborated with the U.S. occupation forces," he said, "Democratic Party presidents have never made such unsettling remarks."

Regarding Lee's comment that "the Yeongnam region has become subject to reverse discrimination," Jeong said, "I thought it was a remark by Hong Joon-pyo of the People Power Party," adding, "The Democratic Party is a party that has fought against such discriminatory ideas." On Lee's positive evaluation of the 'Kim Kyung-yul interviewer' proposal, Jeong countered, "It differs from the thoughts of party members. It is a matter of identity," and said, "The demand of party members is change, not distortion."

Regarding Lee's statement that basic income is "not something to be the number one pledge," Jeong said, "When did you ever promote it, and now you are already retreating?" and added, "A candidate representing the party needs to have a basic sense of stability."

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