Lee Jun-seok visits Hong Jun-pyo's residence for meeting... "Said they will become a 'milal' for regime change"

"Yoon Seok-yeol and Hong Jun-pyo Meeting to Be Arranged Soon"
Hong Jun-pyo Draws a Line on Presidential Election Cooperation Possibility
Also Criticizes "Prosecutor-led Corruption Allegation Election"

In June, Hong Jun-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, was having a conversation with Lee Jun-seok, the party leader, at the 'In-depth Survey Results National Report and Future Vision Promotion Plan Announcement' held at the Glad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] It has been reported that Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, recently visited the residence of Assemblyman Hong Joon-pyo. This appears to be an effort to change Hong's stance, who previously drew a line by saying, "I will not participate in a presidential election tainted by corruption allegations." During this meeting, Hong is said to have expressed his intention to 'cooperate in regime change.'

On the 18th, Heo Eun-ah, the chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, revealed on MBC Radio's 'Pyo Chang-won's News High Kick' that Lee and Hong recently met. According to Heo, the meeting was arranged when Lee personally visited Hong's residence, and at this meeting, Hong reportedly said, "I will become a catalyst for regime change."

However, regarding the specific timing of the meeting, she added, "I cannot disclose when or how exactly it happened."

When Go Min-jung, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who appeared on the broadcast that day, asked, "Shouldn't candidate Yoon Seok-yeol and Assemblyman Hong Joon-pyo meet?" Heo responded, "They will meet soon," adding, "It just takes some time."

Hong has recently stated several times that he will not participate in this presidential election. Earlier, on the 7th, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, emphasized party-wide cooperation on his Facebook by saying, "We are all comrades for regime change," but Hong drew a line the same day by saying, "My role ended by successfully promoting our party's primary."

On the 5th, Yoon Seok-yeol, who was elected as the People Power Party's presidential candidate, is receiving congratulations from primary candidate Hong Joon-pyo after the announcement of the party's presidential primary results at the 2nd Party Convention held at the Baekbeom Kim Koo Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Yonhap News

He also criticized, saying, "I have no intention of participating in a presidential election led by the prosecution for the first time in history, tainted by corruption allegations."

He even directed harsh words at candidate Yoon. On the 17th, when a question titled "What do you think about candidate Yoon Seok-yeol becoming president?" was posted on the youth platform 'Youth's Dream' that Hong created, he replied, "Only South Korea will become unhappy."

In response, Lee appeared on TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' on the 18th and said, "(Hong) seems to be suffering from aftereffects of the election," adding, "Hong is also a politician who bases his support on conservative voters within the conservative camp, but if such a stance prolongs too much, he might lose that."

However, he added, "I think an appropriate line will be found," and said, "Candidate Yoon must make every effort, and Hong must respond accordingly."

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