Lee Jun-seok "Establishing Himself as a Far-Right Commentator"... Jin Joong-kwon "Has He Upgraded Within Conservatism?"

Lee: "If you are on the opposite side, you are considered conservative; soon, they might even call you far-right"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, expressed his opinions on current Korea-Japan issues in an interview with Kyodo News on the 9th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Soyoung] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, said to former Dongyang University professor Jin Jung-kwon, "You have established yourself as a far-right commentator over the past week," to which Jin responded with a laugh, "Who’s calling me far-right again? Me? Have I been upgraded from conservative?"

Lee and Jin made these remarks on the 17th during CBS Radio's "One-on-One Match," regarding the objection filed by Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, to the Central Election Commission’s Internet Election Reporting Deliberation Committee, in which Jin was referred to as a "conservative commentator."

Lee explained, "He has never made conservative claims. (The Democratic Party) just thinks anyone on the opposing side is conservative," adding, "Soon they might even call him far-right."

When Lee asked if Jin was pleased with the label "far-right commentator," Jin replied, "I have no reaction, but it’s a bit absurd that such words come from people in official party positions," and added, "They think they are God. They create the world with just their words."

Regarding the Democratic Party’s accusation that the People Power Party was behind the "fall accident rumor" involving Lee Jae-myung’s wife Kim Hye-kyung, Lee said, "If candidate Lee Jae-myung had difficulties because of that, then the opposing party must have done it. That’s the logic," and dismissed it by saying, "It’s similar logic to saying Jin Jung-kwon dislikes us, so he must be conservative. Do you think we have nothing better to do than that?"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate (left), and Jin Jung-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University (right).
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Earlier, on the 16th, Lee shared on his Facebook the objection filed by candidate Lee Jae-myung to the Central Election Commission’s Internet Election Reporting Deliberation Committee. Lee wrote, "Now, please send your condolences to Professor Jungkwon Chin, who has become a 'conservative commentator,'" and added, "Professor Jin Jung-kwon is not criticizing candidate Lee Jae-myung based on conservative ideology but simply based on sound common sense."

The objection document shared by Lee included the statement, "Whenever there is criticism against the applicant, who is the conservative commentator Jin Jung-kwon, it is continuously reported as is in the articles."

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