Yoo Seung-min "Moon, What Does Thorough Investigation of Daejang-dong Mean?" Yoon Seok-yeol "If Interpretation Was Good, Would Have Been Expelled"

Hong Jun-pyo "Cheongong Master, Heard Expansion Plan Is Good" Yoon Seok-yeol "Don't Know"
Won Hee-ryong, On Hong's "36.8% Positive Provincial Job Evaluation" Question
"If Casino Is Established, It Won't Even Reach 30%"

On the afternoon of the 13th, candidates posed before the start of the People Power Party presidential primary debate held at the KBS Jeju Broadcasting Headquarters. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Four presidential primary candidates from the People Power Party clashed on the 13th during the second joint debate held at Jeju KBS, exchanging regional pledges and mutual scrutiny.

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min asked former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl during his lead-off debate how he interpreted the directive for a thorough investigation into Daejang-dong given the previous day. Former Prosecutor General Yoon replied, "If I had interpreted that well, would I have been fired?" adding, "What I don't understand is that even when I was a prosecutor, I didn't always listen to the Prosecutor General. If there is corruption, you investigate it. What does the president have to do with that..."

When Yoo interrupted and asked again, "What do you mean?" Yoon said, "I originally have trouble understanding what people say," and added, "They told me to investigate the ruling party as well, and I took it as it was." Yoo then asked, "Then shouldn't former special prosecutor Park Young-soo and former Supreme Court Justice Kwon Soon-il also be thoroughly investigated?" to which Yoon replied, "Yes."

People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo asked former Prosecutor General Yoon about the 'Jeju Second Airport' project, inquiring, "What about the plan to expand the current Jeju Airport?" Yoon responded, "I also thought that would be good, so in a previous debate, I asked Candidate Won if it would be possible to expand the existing airport by laying steel plates like Japan's Kansai Airport, but he said it was difficult."

Hearing this, Hong said, "Master Cheonggong said the expansion plan is good," and added, "He told me to watch the YouTube video where Cheonggong appears, so I did." Yoon laughed and replied, "I don't know."

On the afternoon of the 13th, candidates posed before the start of the People Power Party presidential primary debate held at the KBS Jeju Broadcasting Headquarters. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Lawmaker Hong also engaged in a verbal exchange with former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong. Hong asked, "The seven-year performance evaluation of former Governor Won's administration showed 51.9% saying it was poor and 36.8% saying it was good. What do you think about that?"

Former Governor Won explained, "When I was elected, it was 51%," adding, "It was the highest ever, and during my tenure and upon leaving office, it fluctuated between 42% and 53%." He continued, "It is the highest approval rating in Jeju's history," and questioned, "If I wasn't popular, would I have been re-elected in a place where all the National Assembly members and three-quarters of the provincial councilors are from the Democratic Party?" He then criticized Hong's pledge to establish a 'casino,' saying, "If you say casino, less than 30% support it."

Hong laughed and said, "I'm grateful even for 30%," but former Governor Won, seemingly still upset, added, "You should understand the consciousness of the residents before making such pledges."

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