Kim Jae-won in front of Kim Eo-jun: "Seems like you want the party to fail... Have you given up?"

Kim Eo-jun "Kim Jong-in and Lee Jun-seok face criticism for 'divisive leadership'"
Kim Jae-won "Now is the time when the roles of both are needed"

Kim Jae-won, Supreme Council Member of the People Power Party, appeared on TBS's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' (right) / Photo by TBS

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Kim Jaewon, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, who appeared on TBS's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' hosted by broadcaster Kim Eo-jun, criticized, saying, "It seems like you want our party to fail."

On the 17th, during his appearance on TBS's 'News Factory,' Supreme Council member Kim said, "Factory manager, have you given up now? It seems you have given up a lot."

This remark from Supreme Council member Kim came during Kim Eo-jun's questioning about the formation of the People Power Party's election campaign committee (campaign committee).

Kim Eo-jun persistently asked about the possible participation of former emergency committee chairman Kim Jong-in in this presidential election campaign committee, how much influence Kim Jong-in might have over the party, and how disagreements with People Power Party presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl would be reconciled.

In response, Supreme Council member Kim said, "Factory manager, do you want our party to be that badly wrong? It seems you have given up a lot now." This was a critique suggesting that since the gap in approval ratings between candidate Yoon and Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is not narrowing, the opposition party might be hoping for a 'stroke of luck' through internal turmoil.

Kim Eo-jun replied, "That is not the case at all. I don't know about the approval ratings," and asked back, "Former leader Kim Moo-sung, who previously played the 'kingmaker' role, once criticized former committee chairman Kim Jong-in and leader Lee Jun-seok for 'divisive leadership.' Wouldn't he have criticized strongly because he was worried?"

He added, "(Former leader Kim Moo-sung) is someone who has actually led a presidential election and has experience. He knows what he is talking about," and continued, "What he worries about is that no one should say they made the president by someone else doing well, or seek to be called a kingmaker."

Supreme Council member Kim responded, "What former leader Kim Moo-sung said is correct, but now is the time when the roles of former committee chairman Kim and leader Lee Jun-seok are more necessary," and said, "Especially, I have great trust in former committee chairman Kim's insight, leadership, and judgment. It will be much more helpful."

He then added, "The kind of chaos that our factory manager thinks will not occur. Don't expect too much," sharply concluding.

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