Kim Jaewon: "Lee Junseok Bitten as Soon as Yoon Joined the Party... Must Try Harder as Leader"

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 5th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] Kim Jaewon, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, claimed that Lee Jun-seok, the party leader, is responsible for the conflict between Lee and former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, "They started biting each other as soon as they came in."

Kim appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' that day and said, "The candidates should be made the protagonists of regime change," urging Lee, "As the leader, you need to show more effort for the party's regime change."

He pointed out, "The party's rules and regulations have institutional measures to favor presidential candidates, but it seems the leader believes he should lead the presidential election phase," noting that this became the root of the emotional conflict between the candidate and the leader.

Regarding the so-called 'dolphin and anchovy' debate raised by pro-Yoon faction lawmaker Jeong Jin-seok of the People Power Party, he said, "Is this an aquarium party?" and added, "Those helping the candidates tend to think there are different levels among candidates. Also, in actual politics, candidates with higher approval ratings naturally receive more attention."

He continued, "Everyone who works hard believes they can be number one, so using metaphors like anchovy and dolphin shows a lack of consideration, which is quite regrettable."

Earlier, on the 6th, lawmaker Jeong compared former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol to a dolphin and other candidates to anchovies and mackerels on his Facebook, saying, "Anchovies, mackerels, and dolphins have different growth conditions. They need to absorb nutrients where they can grow well."

Regarding the recent decline of former Prosecutor General Yoon, Kim said, "There is growing anxiety about whether regime change can really happen. If the support rates of other candidates do not change, it means alternatives are meaningless," emphasizing, "This is a big problem."

He added, "Our party supporters have extreme anxiety about internal fighting," and said, "Candidates are slandering each other under the pretext of verification. If this is not strongly sanctioned, not only will the primary election fail, but the possibility of taking power will also become distant."

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