Yoon Seok-yeol: "Kim Jong-in Filled with Pragmatic Philosophy, Please Guide Well with Your Experience"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in, and Representative Lee Jun-seok attended the publication celebration of "Today's Character Story in Comics: Emergency Committee Chairman - Kim Jong-in" held on the 15th at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and took a commemorative photo. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy reporters Hyunju Lee and Juni Park] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, referred to former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in as a 'firefighter,' praising him as "someone who always thinks about the people alone and is filled with a pragmatic philosophy regarding issues of livelihood and the country's prosperity." With reports that Kim will take on the role of the general headquarters chief of the People Power Party's presidential campaign committee, Yoon publicly extended a 'love call.'

On the 15th, at a book launch event titled 'Today's Figures Read Through Comics - Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in' held at a hotel in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Yoon stated, "If you ask who are the most outstanding figures since the establishment of our country's economic judicial system, I would point to former Chairman Kim."

He added, "Former Chairman Kim is not confined to any particular ideological faction but is armed with a philosophy of practical realism," and said, "Whether conservative or progressive parties, whenever our country has needed reform due to deviation from the normal track, he has always been welcomed as a firefighter," emphasizing, "Looking at his life trajectory, he is neither on this side nor that side."

He continued, "At a time when not only political reform but also national grand reform is necessary, the time has come for Dr. Kim to play a role again," and added, "Although I have not been in politics for long, at this point of the difficult journey of regime change and national reform, I ask that he guide and lead us well with the experience he has accumulated."

Regarding his absence from the People Power Party's Supreme Council meeting that day and his meeting with independent lawmaker Lee Yong-ho, formerly of the Democratic Party, Yoon responded, "I have been in contact with him by phone before, so we are not strangers," but did not provide specific details. When asked about conflicts arising with People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok over the appointment of the secretary-general, he only replied, "Please wait."

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