Yoo Seung-min: "Yoon Seok-yeol's Demand for 'Reverse Vote Prevention' Clause Means Giving Up on Regime Change"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Yoo Seung-min, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party and former lawmaker, criticized on the 29th that Yoon Seok-yeol, former Prosecutor General’s camp, is strongly insisting on an 'anti-reverse selection clause' in the primary opinion polls, saying, "What are you afraid of to insist on such an anachronistic anti-reverse selection?" and "Which examinee would change the exam questions and even the exam supervisor according to their own taste?"

On the same day, Yoo said through Facebook, "Mentioning 'anti-reverse selection' in the presidential opinion polls is an act of giving up on regime change."

Yoo stated that Yoon met with Jung Hong-won, chairman of the party’s election management committee, in early August, and there are talks that Chairman Jung strongly intends to include an 'anti-reverse selection clause' in the presidential primary opinion polls, adding, "The presidential primary is not an election to choose the party leader." He questioned, "There are non-partisan voters, centrists, Democratic Party members, Justice Party members, and People’s Party members who dislike the Democratic candidate and want to vote for the People Power Party candidate, so why exclude them from the opinion polls?" He challenged, "Does it make sense to exclude voters who could become our supporters under the strange name of anti-reverse selection and still claim to achieve regime change?"

He continued, "The fact that anti-reverse selection is not appropriate was decided after the primary preparation committee listened to the opinions of polling experts and was approved by the supreme council," and pointed out, "The claim by Yoon’s camp to overturn this is the height of unfairness."

Yoo also warned Chairman Jung, saying, "If the election management committee loses its judgment at this critical time and favors a specific candidate, we will lose the regime once again," and criticized, "If you do not want to be suspected, do not interfere with the primary rules decided by the primary preparation committee and approved by the supreme council." He added, "If you now create an unfair primary rule that unilaterally favors candidate Yoon and gives up on regime change, the responsibility will lie entirely with the election management committee."

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