Woo Won-sik "Yoon Seok-yeol's Election Victory, Party Sentiment Overcame Public Opinion... 'Lee Jun-seok Effect' Disappeared"

"Public Opinion for Regime Change is High in All Elections"
"Yoon Seok-yeol's 50 Trillion Loss Compensation... Saying If You Vote for the President, You Will Be Rewarded"
"Nationwide Disaster Relief Fund, Under Consultation Between Party and Government"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Woo Won-sik, co-chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea's joint election countermeasures committee, evaluated the election of Yoon Seok-yeol as the People Power Party's presidential candidate on the 9th as "an election where party sentiment overpowered public sentiment," adding, "Therefore, the 'Lee Jun-seok effect' seems to have disappeared."

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On the same day, Woo appeared on KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs' and said, "It is said that organizations cannot overcome the wind, but this election overcame the organization's wind."

He continued, "It seems difficult for the young votes that were concentrated on candidate Hong Joon-pyo to easily shift to candidate Yoon Seok-yeol," and added, "The internal strife within the People Power Party does not seem likely to subside easily."

Regarding Yoon's approval ratings, Woo analyzed, "There definitely seems to be a convention effect," but also noted, "On the other hand, the current opinion polls were conducted during the People Power Party's primary period when support responses were high, so there appears to be some optical illusion in that regard." He dismissed the high public opinion for regime change by saying, "In every presidential election, public opinion for regime change has been high."

Regarding Yoon's statement that he would immediately proceed with compensation for losses amounting to 50 trillion won upon election, Woo criticized, "That is literally the price for asking to be elected president."

Woo emphasized the nationwide disaster relief fund, saying, "If necessary, it would be best to proceed immediately as long as there is an agreement." When asked by the host whether consultations between the party and government are underway, he replied, "Sufficient consultations are taking place," and added, "I believe actively expanding the budget is necessary for economic recovery. Additional tax revenue is expected to be around 10 to 15 trillion won, so I think the fiscal capacity is sufficient."

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