Lee Jun-seok "Yoon Seok-yeol Must Cling to Kim Jong-in to Run for Presidency"

Lee Jun-seok, People Power Party Leader: "Kim Jong-in Will Be Seated Next to the Candidate During Vote Counting Broadcast"

Lee Jun-seok, Leader of the People Power Party / Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Bo-ryeong] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party (pictured), advised former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol that if he wants to challenge for the presidency, he must "cling to former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in." Lee also presented a somewhat specific plan that Kim will return to the People Power Party and play a role in the upcoming presidential election phase.

On the 9th, Lee appeared on CBS Radio and described Kim as "one of the few people in South Korean politics who can handle both political affairs and policy," adding, "If someone like former Prosecutor General Yoon has ambitions for the presidency, he must cling to Kim." Lee also said, "Since Yoon's approval rating is still solid, the public will ask more active questions going forward," and added, "At that time, it is necessary to receive good assistance. Otherwise, it could be difficult."

Lee has already expressed his intention to recruit Kim as the head of the election campaign committee. Regarding this, he said, "In my opinion, Kim will be the person sitting next to the candidate during the vote count broadcast after the People Power Party candidate wins," and added, "Whatever role it is, he will probably be sitting next to or near the candidate."

Since declaring his political participation on the 29th of last month, former Prosecutor General Yoon has been meeting with figures from both ruling and opposition parties, but a meeting with Kim has not yet been arranged. Kim has repeatedly expressed a somewhat negative opinion, saying "there is no need to meet." On the 8th, Kim Young-hwan, former Minister of Science and Technology, who met Yoon, posted on Facebook the next day, "I was concerned about the delay in visiting Kim, and when I asked Yoon, he said that various circumstances overlapped and that he should have visited earlier, but he will visit soon."

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