Park Seong-jun: "People Power primary results ignore public sentiment... Yoon Seok-yeol fails to gain popular support"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Park Seong-jun, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and spokesperson for Lee Jae-myung's presidential campaign committee, criticized the selection of former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl in the People Power Party primary on the 7th as "a result of thoroughly ignoring public sentiment."

In a statement released that morning, Rep. Park pointed out, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon failed to gain public support and showed a stance detached from public sentiment, yet he became the People Power Party candidate in the election to choose the head of state."

He continued, "Although he received 37.94%, trailing Rep. Hong Joon-pyo by 10.27 percentage points in public opinion polls, he was significantly ahead in the electoral college vote composed of party delegates," adding, "This is due to the People Power Party's presidential primary rules that trample on the will of the people, effectively making the sovereign citizens mere bystanders in the presidential candidate selection process."

Rep. Park criticized, "Former Prosecutor General Yoon is being accused of lining up most of the 103 members of the People Power Party," and said, "He is essentially a player chosen from a neighborhood reservoir, not the vast ocean of public sentiment."

He emphasized, "The people will not give the opportunity to become president to someone chosen in a family gathering," and added, "Although he became the People Power Party presidential candidate supported by the party members of a reactionary conservative party, putting the people's will aside, his philosophy of only opposing Moon Jae-in and Lee Jae-myung will only bring worry and concern to the people."

He further stated, "Since his presidential bid announcement on June 29, former Prosecutor General Yoon has consistently shown disappointing remarks and behavior to the public, earning the nickname 'misstatement machine,' and it is clear that even after becoming a candidate, he will continue to go against public sentiment."

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