Yoon Seok-yeol, on the question 'A president you highly regard?' answers "Rhee Syngman, Park Chung-hee, Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung"

Yoon Seok-yeol Emphasizes 'Honesty' as Most Important
Names Former Presidents Lee Seung-man, Park Chung-hee, Kim Young-sam, and Kim Dae-jung as Highly Esteemed

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is giving a greeting speech at the 'People Power Party Seoul Campus General Assembly' held on the evening of the 25th at the Rose Hall of the Guest House in Hoam Faculty House, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, said, "The most important thing, whether in politics or anything else, is honesty," adding, "If I wrote an answer sheet worth 50 points, I want to receive 50 points." He named Presidents Rhee Syngman, Park Chung-hee, Kim Young-sam, and Kim Dae-jung as the most highly regarded presidents in history.

On the afternoon of the 25th, Candidate Yoon visited his alma mater, Seoul National University, and attended the People Power Party Seoul Campus General Assembly.

When asked, "Among the past presidents, who do you evaluate the highest?" he replied, "Instead of naming just one, I would mention several: President Rhee Syngman, who established the government and set the constitutional value of liberal democracy, although he was later ousted by the April 19 Revolution and the democratic revolution; President Park Chung-hee, who boosted the economy and laid the foundation for democratization; and Presidents Kim Young-sam and Kim Dae-jung, who devoted themselves to democratization."

He continued, "Presidents after them should be evaluated after more time has passed. The evaluations of the immediate past president (Park Geun-hye) and the one before her (Lee Myung-bak) seem premature."

Candidate Yoon said, "In governing the country and in politics, there are always both light and shadow. We should not look only at the shadows nor only at the light, but when viewed in balance, we must comprehensively judge the situations our country faced at the time."

He identified 'anxiety' as a characteristic of the current youth generation. Candidate Yoon said, "I don't know if these are problems individuals can overcome, but institutional and social issues should be recognized as common social problems, and I believe this anxiety must be reduced."

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