Hong Jun-pyo "No Intention to Participate in Corruption Allegation Presidential Election... My Role is Over"

People Power Party presidential primary candidate Hong Joon-pyo is giving a greeting after the announcement of the vote count results at the 2nd Party Convention held at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 5th. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Hong Joon-pyo, a former presidential primary candidate of the People Power Party, stated that he has "no intention to participate in a corruption-suspected presidential election led by the prosecution for the first time in history."

On the 7th, Hong said through Facebook, "In this presidential election, I believe my role ended by making our party's primary dynamic and turning the foggy primary into a successful event."

Hong emphasized, "My role in this presidential election is only up to what I already announced at the party convention." Considering that he declared on the 5th, after losing the primary to candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, that he would "serve as a rank-and-file member in this presidential election," it is interpreted that he reiterated his intention not to participate in the party's election campaign committee.

He added, "However, I plan to create a playground called the Youth's Dream platform for the enthusiastic supporters in their 20s to 40s, to talk about the world with them and proceed with future political schedules," and said, "I want to spend the rest of my political life with the youth and middle-aged people of this land, sharing dreams and hopes with leisure and romance."

Meanwhile, Hong said, "To those who have sent me thousands of KakaoTalk messages and texts so far, I look forward to meeting you soon on the soon-to-be-launched Youth's Dream platform," and added, "When the membership reaches 3 million, that will be the youth power that moves the country."

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