Yoo Seung-min: "Smart and eccentric Lee Jun-seok, also rude to me... Really doesn't greet anyone"

Yoo Seung-min, the preliminary presidential candidate of the People Power Party, and Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, dismissed claims that Representative Lee Jun-seok is on his side by saying, "Representative Lee has such a smart and eccentric personality," adding, "No matter what I say, his attitude in front of me is disrespectful and unruly. He says whatever he wants."

On the 25th, Yoo Seung-min revealed on the YouTube show 'Maebul Show,' "Representative Lee really doesn't greet people," and said, "Young people usually bow their heads, but when he sees me, he just does something like (half-heartedly greeting) like this."

He said, "People recently tell me to warn Representative Lee about the internal party conflicts," and added, "Since we don't even make a phone call, I do it publicly."

He continued, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl came to bring about a regime change, not a party leadership change, right?" and advised, "They keep shaking Representative Lee by making lame things like 'Minji (MZ), please.' Support from people in their 20s and 30s is precious to our party. So, if you shake Representative Lee, who has the support of the 20s and 30s, you shouldn't do that."

He then lamented, "I don't know if they feel that way about it, but I am actually receiving a lot of reverse discrimination. No one close to me has gotten a party position," and added, "(Resigned) Seo Byung-soo, the election preparation committee chairman, was the person who was the most opposite to me within the party."

Yoon Seok-yeol, former Prosecutor General and presidential candidate of the People Power Party [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, on the 23rd, former lawmaker Yoo held a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Office and sharply criticized the personnel from former Prosecutor General Yoon's presidential campaign who were shaking Representative Lee Jun-seok of the People Power Party, saying, "Candidate Yoon Seok-youl himself should apologize directly."

He said, "I didn't want to be misunderstood just because of my past connection of being close to Representative Lee, so I endured and overlooked most things," and added, "If the party leadership collapses and an emergency committee is formed, an unfortunate situation will occur, making regime change impossible."

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