'Chinno' Yoon In-tae: "Yoon Seok-yeol and Hong Joon-pyo are gangster types... Lee Jae-myung also has gangster traits"

"Lee Nak-yeon, If You Accept Defeat but Don't Lead the Campaign Committee, You're a Coward"

Yoo In-tae, former Secretary General of the National Assembly. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Yoo In-tae, a senior figure of the pro-Roh (pro-Roh Moo-hyun) faction, evaluated the four presidential candidates of the People Power Party as "the two frontrunners (Yoon Seok-yeol and Hong Joon-pyo) are gangster types, and the other two (Yoo Seung-min and Won Hee-ryong) are gifted types."

On the 14th, Yoo appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "(The People Power Party presidential candidates) those who are going to rise have already come up, and they are all formidable people."

He continued, "The two (former Secretary-General Yoon and Representative Hong) are more like gangsters, aren't they?" and "The other two (former Representative Yoo and former Governor Won) are somewhat gifted types. Originally, leaders need to have a bit of a gangster streak rather than just being gifted. To lead and control many communities, you have to be a bit gangster-like," he emphasized.

When the host asked, "By that standard, what about Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate?" Yoo replied, "He curses well and has a gangster streak."

Regarding Lee Jae-myung not enjoying a rebound in approval ratings despite being confirmed as the Democratic Party candidate, Yoo said, "Since former head Yoo Dong-gyu is currently detained on bribery charges, at this point, it's fortunate that Lee's numbers are even that high in the polls."

He added, "It's a real crisis for Lee, but if, for example, Lee is proven innocent in the Daejang-dong scandal, it would be a blessing in disguise," and "Isn't Lee someone who is good at turning crises into opportunities?"

Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province and the Democratic Party of Korea's 20th presidential candidate, is receiving congratulations from primary candidate Lee Nak-yeon at the joint Seoul rally held on the afternoon of the 10th at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Yonhap News

Meanwhile, Yoo commented on former leader Lee Nak-yeon's acceptance of the primary results, saying, "He went his way. Is there any other way? This isn't the first time. Previously, invalid votes were handled this way, so could this time have been an exception?"

He added, "Actually, the night before yesterday, Lee Nak-yeon's camp lawmakers had already agreed to accept the results, pending only the party affairs committee procedures."

Regarding whether former leader Lee would take the position of co-chairman of the election committee, Yoo said, "That's just a matter of time," and "Since he accepted the results, the party should grant all his requests; otherwise, he would become a rogue." On building a one-team, he said, "This level of conflict isn't really conflict. With time, it will work out well."

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