Lee Jun-seok "If I snap my fingers, will Yoon Seok-yeol be settled... Settlement means resolving conflict"

"Meaning that the conflict situation with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol is being resolved"
"How can presidential candidates be resolved?"
"Won Hee-ryong said the election commission chairman is in trouble... pointed out it is inappropriate"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, clarified former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol's 'settlement' remark on the 17th. He explained that it was merely a statement implying that the conflict situation with former Prosecutor General Yoon would be 'settled.'

On the same day, Lee appeared on the National Assembly Broadcasting's 'NewsN' and introduced the context before and after Yoon's settlement remark, which was disclosed by former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong. He said, "If former Governor Won is confident, please clearly state that former Prosecutor General Yoon said the situation would be settled," adding, "If you quote the sentence exactly, it was, 'Recently, there have been issues regarding party admission on that side, but looking at recent opinion polls, this situation will soon be settled.'

He continued, "Opinion polls reflect that internal party conflicts have caused candidate support rates to decline, and knowing that this conflict is not beneficial to either side, the camps and the heated atmosphere will likely be restrained," adding, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon would not have made a statement that the situation was settled, nor would I have said such a thing during a phone call."

Lee said, "How could I possibly 'settle' a presidential candidate?" and added, "Do I have the ability to settle things by snapping my fingers?" The finger snap he mentioned refers to the villain Thanos from the movie 'Avengers: Infinity War.' Thanos can 'settle' half of the universe's life forms with just a snap of his fingers.

Lee also cited the background of the conflict with former Governor Won, with whom he had maintained a friendly relationship, as related to the issue of the primary election management committee chairman. He introduced, "Former Governor Won said that a certain person was problematic, so I told him that such remarks were inappropriate."

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