Song Young-gil: "Conservative Members in the Party Blocking Lee Jun-seok's TV Debate... If There Is a Problem, Come Out Directly"

Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader, and other top committee members attended the top committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 1st. Before the meeting began, they performed a promotional event encouraging the recruitment of the 3rd round of the 20th presidential election primary national electorate./Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, blamed the "conservative members" within the People Power Party for the cancellation of the TV debate with Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party.

At the Supreme Council meeting on the 1st, Song said, "A live TV debate between the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties on key issues, explaining to the public why they are fighting, has given a fresh image and received applause. I find it regrettable." He added, "I want to address the conservative members within the party who blocked Lee Jun-seok's TV debate. If you think the Media Arbitration Act is problematic, I hope you will come out on TV and confidently present your arguments directly to the public."

He continued, "This is absolutely not a law to muzzle the media, but a law to guarantee freedom of the press while protecting the public from 'fake news,'" emphasizing, "It is political progress to quickly hold a TV debate between the ruling and opposition parties again, giving the public the opportunity to hear the living voices directly from the party leaders, rather than news edited by the media."

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