Lee Nak-yeon Side: "Morally Deficient Lee Jae-myung... Will He Repeat MB's Path to Prison?"

Seol Hoon of Lee Nak-yeon Criticizes Lee Jae-myung's Morality by Comparing to MB
"The Gap Between Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Jae-myung Will Narrow Significantly in Honam... A Comeback Is Possible"

Lee Nak-yeon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is making a personal statement before the vote on his resignation bill at the plenary session held at the National Assembly on the 15th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] The camp of former Democratic Party leader and presidential candidate Lee Nak-yeon compared Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung to former President Lee Myung-bak, saying, "He is a capable person, so even if there are some moral issues, we decided to turn a blind eye and make him president. But what happened?" and asked, "MB is in prison. Do we have to repeat this?"

Seol Hoon, head of Lee Nak-yeon's campaign headquarters, appeared on CBS Radio's 'Hanpan Seungbu' on the 15th and said, "(It is) hard to see (Governor Lee) winning, and I believe he won't even make it to the final election," expressing his view.

Seol expressed concerns about the risks if Governor Lee advanced to the final election. He said, "Everyone knows the flaws that Governor Lee has. But the biggest problem is that his supporters are closing their eyes and ears to those faults," adding, "When all of that is revealed in the final election, can they handle it? I absolutely think they cannot."

Furthermore, Seol raised moral issues regarding Governor Lee. He stated, "The biggest part is the use of abusive language against his sister-in-law, which the People Power Party will broadcast without any filtering in the final election. If things that the public has never heard before come out on air, we will be defenseless," and argued, "Not only Daejang-dong but various other issues are coming out one by one. A candidate without morality cannot win in the final election."

Regarding the upcoming Honam primary on the 25th and 26th, he said, "The greatest strength our party has historically had in Honam is absolute moral superiority over the People Power Party in any case," and predicted, "That is now at risk of being reversed. The people of Gwangju and Honam will never tolerate that."

He also predicted the possibility of Governor Lee overtaking in Honam. Seol said, "(The gap between the two candidates) will narrow significantly. It is even possible to reverse," adding, "If it becomes apparent who has Honam's support, other regions tend to follow. The candidate will be decided depending on who comes first in Honam."

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