Hwang Kyo-ik: "Yoon Seok-yeol is the 'Male Park Geun-hye'... Must force him to speak relentlessly"

Food columnist Hwang Kyo-ik and Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party (from left). /Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Food columnist Hwang Kyo-ik criticized Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, calling him the "male Park Geun-hye."

On the 8th, Hwang wrote on his Facebook, "When Yoon Seok-yeol became the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, Park Geun-hye kid Lee Jun-seok gave Yoon a lucky pouch as a gift," adding, "If Yoon becomes president, he will stand under the lucky pouch tree like Park Geun-hye."

Photo by Hwang Kyo-ik, captured from Facebook

He continued in another post, "I remember Park Geun-hye stubbornly tried to avoid debates and only participated in the legally mandated ones. Yoon Seok-yeol will likely do the same," he claimed.

This seems to refer to the earlier proposal by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, who suggested a one-on-one meeting with Yoon.

Lee proposed to Yoon, "Let's have a forum about once a week where we can frequently compare and debate our philosophies, values, visions, policy capabilities, and achievements," but Yoon avoided a direct answer, saying, "I don't exactly understand the meaning of your proposal. I will think about it."

Regarding Yoon's rejection of the debate proposal, Hwang stated, "The media must relentlessly make Yoon Seok-yeol open his mouth."

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