Lee Jun-seok on 'Call Recording Controversy'... Yoon Seok-yeol: "People Power Must Be Armed with Fairness and Common Sense"

Avoiding Direct Answer While Emphasizing 'Jeonggwon Gyochae'

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, and Yoon Seok-yeol, former Prosecutor General

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate from the People Power Party, recently avoided giving a direct response regarding a series of conflicts within the party, including the leak of recorded conversations between the leadership and candidates. Instead, he stated, "The People Power Party must first be firmly armed with fairness and common sense."

On the 15th, marking Liberation Day, after paying respects at Hyochang Park in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Yoon told reporters, "Because the People Power Party, as the main opposition party, must achieve a regime change at the forefront," expressing this view.

He added, "I have received calls and messages from many people concerned about the country over the past couple of days." He emphasized, "The spirit of the times in our country now is regime change," and "Our mission in this era is to save the people and the nation from forces that undermine fairness and common sense."

This is interpreted as his intention to continue on his path despite the ongoing conflicts with the current party leadership.

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential pre-candidate of the People Power Party, visited the Independence Hall at Seodaemun Independence Park in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 15th and is having a conversation with the Association of Bereaved Families of Patriotic Martyrs. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, following the controversy over the 'impeachment' remark made by Shin Ji-ho, the chief political officer of Yoon's campaign, Yoon personally called Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, on the 12th to try to resolve the issue. However, Lee stated that the call was "not an apology or expression of regret."

Subsequently, the leak of the recorded conversation between Lee and Yoon intensified the controversy. Lee denied the existence of the leaked recording on Facebook that day, saying, "There is no leaked recording," and that "the parts conveyed verbally were organized into a document," but the fallout continues to grow.

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