'Yujjikyu' Yoo Seung-min: "I will overwhelm Lee Jae-myung with content, not debate skills"

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min, a presidential candidate from the People Power Party, is speaking at an invited discussion hosted by 'Asia Forum 21,' a gathering of mid-career journalists from Daegu and Gyeongbuk, held at Hotel Suseong in Daegu on October 19 last year. 2021.10.19 [Provided by Asia Forum 21. Resale and DB prohibited] [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] Yoo Seung-min, a former lawmaker and presidential candidate of the People Power Party, expressed confidence on the 2nd, saying, "I am the only one who can overwhelm Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, in a debate."

Yoo appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' that day and said, "To overwhelm Candidate Lee, composure is a debating skill, but the content of the debate must be able to overwhelm him," emphasizing this point.

Yoo judged that Hong Joon-pyo, a People Power Party lawmaker, is only 'smooth-talking' and is unstable in terms of policy. He said, "For example, regarding the ban on short selling, which young people who are active stock investors are very interested in, Hong said he would impose a total ban, but when I pointed out the problems, he said he wouldn't, and then changed his words during the debate period," adding, "He won't be able to beat Candidate Lee."

Although former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl is called the 'symbol of anti-Moon (anti-Moon Jae-in),' Yoo pointed out that next year's presidential election is a contest against Candidate Lee. Yoo said, "Since this election is not against Candidate Moon Jae-in, repeatedly emphasizing the Moon Jae-in administration is a statement that goes back to the past," and added, "Next year, the question is who will beat Lee Jae-myung, not who will beat Moon Jae-in."

He also acknowledged that his own pledges are 'unpopular.' However, Yoo said, "When we reach the main election and compare Candidate Lee's sweet, sugar-coated pledges with Yoo Seung-min's unpopular pledges, I am confident that the people of the Republic of Korea will realize that they should follow Yoo Seung-min's words for the country to survive, and that following Candidate Lee's words will ruin the country."

Regarding unification with Ahn Cheol-soo, the recently declared presidential candidate and leader of the People’s Party, Yoo said, "I will push for it immediately," and added, "I will accept most of Ahn's conditions."

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