Yoo Seung-min and Won Hee-ryong's All-Out Battle Aiming for a Major Comeback... "Now We Have to Open the Lid to Know"

Controversy Over Jeon Du-hwan's Remarks, Yoon Seok-yeol Targets Honam Public Sentiment
Kwon Seong-dong: "Yoon Seok-yeol Unlikely to Visit Honam During Primary Election Period"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min and former Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong, who have been classified as the strongest and the weakest during the People Power Party primary, are engaged in a final sprint. Both candidates are focusing on targeting Honam on the 3rd, which is interpreted as a strategy to stand in opposition to former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, who hesitates to visit Gwangju.

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On the day, former lawmaker Yoo appeared on a radio show and expressed expectations, saying, "The hearts of the 300,000 new party members who joined this time seem important." He said, "Public sentiment has caught up a lot, and I think I can overtake the leading candidates by now," adding, "The weak point is the party members' votes, but how much support I can get remains to be seen." Although he was evaluated to be somewhat behind former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl and lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo during the primary, the analysis is that a final sprint is underway. Former lawmaker Yoo is scheduled to greet citizens through interviews with Honam regional broadcasters and visits to Yeouido, among other places.

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Former lawmaker Yoo criticized through social media (SNS), saying, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon's own reckless remarks and his camp's continuous disparagement of Honam?at this point, it seems not just a simple mistake but intentional regional hatred," and asked, "With what face does he intend to go to Honam?"

Former Governor Won's sudden visit to the Gwangju 5·18 Democratic Cemetery, focusing on the Daejang-dong scandal, also stands out. The day before, he urged a special prosecutor investigation into the Daejang-dong development scandal and even staged a walking protest, covering 43 km from Seongnam to the Blue House. This visit to Gwangju appears to be a strategy to exploit the fact that former Prosecutor General Yoon, who planned to apologize in Gwangju after controversy over remarks defending former President Chun Doo-hwan, hesitated and failed to schedule the visit.

Assemblyman Kwon Seong-dong, who serves as the head of the comprehensive support headquarters for Yoon Seok-youl's campaign, stated, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon intends to do his best in campaigning today and tomorrow," adding, "It seems difficult (to visit Gwangju)."

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