Yoo Seung-min: "Jung Hong-won is all in on saving Private Yoon Seok-yeol in crisis... Pack up and leave"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] Yoo Seung-min, a former lawmaker and presidential candidate of the People Power Party, has repeatedly raised his voice in criticism against Jeong Hong-won, the party's election management committee chairman.

Today (the 4th), Yoo posted on his Facebook titled "Who tells whom to pledge fairness?" He said, "Yesterday, the anonymous voting result rejected the introduction of the reverse selection prevention. However, tomorrow Chairman Jeong plans to gather the candidates for a fair primary pledge ceremony and then hold a re-vote on the primary rules," adding, "It's nothing but a comedy."

This remark is interpreted as targeting the vote held on the 3rd by the People Power Party's election committee regarding whether to insert a reverse selection prevention clause. The voting results were 0 votes in favor of insertion, 6 votes against insertion, and 6 votes for adopting a compromise proposal. When the opposition and compromise votes are tied, the vote should be rejected in principle, but Chairman Jeong deferred the conclusion, causing controversy. Currently, Yoo Seung-min and Hong Joon-pyo oppose the introduction of reverse selection prevention, while candidates Yoon Seok-youl and Choi Jae-hyung support it.

Yoo said, "They say there will be no debates before the first cut-off on the 15th," and added, "Do they think the candidates are kindergarteners with the announcement event, volunteer work, and interviews?" He continued, "Why are they doing this just to protect candidate Yoon Seok-youl?" and criticized, "Chairman Jeong, who is all-in on rescuing Private Yoon Seok-youl in crisis, doesn't he even know shame?"

[Photo by Seungmin Yoo, former lawmaker, Facebook capture]

Yoo also claimed, "Isn't the person who should have pledged a fair primary long ago Chairman Jeong himself?" and said, "The fact that they are holding a re-vote itself is invalid." He questioned, "Is this Yoon Seok-youl-style fairness and common sense? I have never seen such a chaotic election management committee chairman in my political life," and urged, "Chairman Jeong, who has become a symbol of unfairness and lack of common sense, flipping like a hotteok, should stop ruining the primary and pack up immediately and leave."

Meanwhile, Yoo had also posted on his Facebook the day before titled "Rejected but re-voting? Stop even mentioning fairness." At that time, Yoo sarcastically said about the voting results, "There was not a single vote in favor. Yet Chairman Jeong said he would vote again on Sunday," and asked, "Are they going to vote repeatedly until a conclusion favorable to candidate Yoon comes out?"

He continued, "Even elementary school class president elections are not conducted like this. It is becoming a laughingstock for the entire nation, far from fairness," and pointed out, "Chairman Jeong should not ruin the party, resign, and join candidate Yoon's camp."

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