Conservative Support Targeted by Yoon: "Mrs. Yuk Young-soo's Virtuous Image Vividly Remembered"

Two-Day Tour Schedule in Chungcheong Region
Visiting the Late Yuk Young-soo's Birthplace to Evoke Nostalgia

Yoon Seok-yeol, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party and former Prosecutor General, is touring the birthplace of Yuk Young-soo, wife of former President Park Chung-hee, in Okcheon, Chungbuk, on the morning of the 31st.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, visited the birthplace of the late Yuk Young-soo in Okcheon, Chungbuk, and highly praised the late Yuk, saying, "Her humble attitude toward the underprivileged is vividly remembered and will not be forgotten for a long time."

On the 31st, Yoon said, "Regarding Mrs. Yuk, no Korean citizen who remembers that time would criticize her or be such a person."

He added, "I was in the second year of middle school on August 15, 1974, when she passed away from gunshots by Mun Se-gwang during the Liberation Day commemoration event at the National Theater in Jangchung-dong. I still remember it vividly."

He continued, "Although many people were dissatisfied with former President Park Chung-hee's governance style despite economic development, Mrs. Yuk always treated the weak and the underprivileged in our society, such as children, women, and leprosy patients, with warmth and kindness through activities like the Red Cross."

Yoon, who has been touring the Chungcheong region, his father's hometown, for two days since the previous day to rally supporters, made these remarks during his visit to the birthplace of Mrs. Yuk, a symbol of traditional conservatism. This is interpreted as a strategy to stimulate 'Yuk Young-soo nostalgia' and capture the public sentiment of Chungcheong and conservatives.

Meanwhile, on the same day, Yoon visited the People Power Party's Chungbuk Provincial Party Office in Cheongju, Chungbuk, and met with local party officials. When asked by reporters, "How can someone who was in charge of investigating former President Park Geun-hye come here (to the birthplace)?" he replied, "As a public official, I simply fulfilled my duties according to government personnel appointments," and added, "I expressed some sympathy for the feelings of many people and supporters who are saddened by the long detention of former President Park."

Regarding the demand for a pardon for former President Park, he said, "I believe the current president will make a good judgment from the perspective of national unity."

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