Kim Eo-jun: "Lee Nak-yeon Will Accept Party Committee Decision... Likely to Drink Makgeolli with Lee Jae-myung"

"Questioning the Democratic Party One Team is a Story of Political Ignorance"
"After the Election, Everyone Will Return... Those Who Will Continue in Politics"

Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun described former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon as "a style that values honor" and predicted that the possibility of a serious conflict arising is low. / Photo by TBS Broadcast Capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, who hosts the TBS current affairs program 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' (News Factory), predicted that the possibility of former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon rejecting the primary results is low.

On the 13th, during his appearance on TBS's 'News Factory,' Kim said, "Candidate Lee Nak-yeon's style highly values honor," adding, "He said he would immediately accept the decision once the party affairs committee reaches a conclusion."

He continued, "There is a political rhetoric in politics. Many people worry that since Lee Nak-yeon's camp requested the convening of the party affairs committee, 'Ah, they want to go all the way,' or 'Even if a conclusion is reached, they might seek an injunction,' but I do not foresee it that way," and explained, "The request from Lee Nak-yeon's camp to go to the party affairs committee is not about going all the way but about asking for an exit route. This must be read carefully. Asking 'Will the Democratic Party become one team?' is a statement that shows a lack of understanding of politics."

He added, "(Former leader Lee) will drink Makgeolli with candidate Lee Jae-myung," implying that Lee Nak-yeon will ultimately end his conflict with Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung and cooperate for regime re-creation.

Regarding Democratic Party lawmaker Seol Hoon, who targeted Governor Lee by saying, "The possibility of imprisonment is very high," Kim said, "Everyone goes crazy during the election period, but they come back afterward," and expressed optimism, saying, "Once the party affairs committee reaches a conclusion, they will return. Because they are all people who will continue in politics."

Seol Hoon, Democratic Party lawmaker who served as co-chief of the election campaign committee for former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon / Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, Lee Nak-yeon's camp raised objections to the Democratic Party's presidential primary results. Although Lee Jae-myung, who recorded a cumulative vote rate of 50.29%, was selected as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, they argued that including the votes of former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and lawmaker Kim Du-kwan, who withdrew and were excluded, the majority was not achieved. If Lee Jae-myung's vote rate falls below the majority, an additional runoff vote must be held.

Accordingly, Lee Nak-yeon's camp urged the Democratic Party to convene the party affairs committee for a legal interpretation.

In particular, conflict between Lee Nak-yeon's camp and Lee Jae-myung intensified when lawmaker Seol, co-chairman of Lee Nak-yeon's campaign, said about Lee Jae-myung, "The possibility of imprisonment has become very high, which is an objective fact."

On the 12th, in an interview with CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Seol was asked by the host whether he intended to correct his statement about Lee Jae-myung's possibility of imprisonment, to which he replied, "I do not want to correct it," asserting his position.

He added, "Even though there is a decisive reason why the Democratic Party cannot become one team, can we win in the general election? The fact is that we will lose," and said, "If we proceed like this, it is an unacceptable situation."

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party accepted Lee Nak-yeon's camp's request to convene the party affairs committee. The Democratic Party plans to reach a conclusion on the objection at the party's Supreme Council meeting on the 13th.

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