Lee Jun-seok "For now, Kim Byung-joon should take the lead and manage the campaign committee"

Regarding Kim Jong-in's Possible Joining of the Campaign Committee: "I Think Former Chairman Kim's Position Has Not Changed at All"

Lee Jun-seok, Leader of the People Power Party (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, emphasized the 'leadership' of Kim Byung-joon, the standing co-chairman of the election campaign committee.

On the 26th, Lee met with reporters at the National Assembly and said, "Although I am the co-standing chairman of the election campaign committee for Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party presidential candidate, I have a separate practical field in charge, so I plan to leave the overall management largely to Chairman Kim Byung-joon." He added, "Unless there is a point where I need to intervene, I hope Chairman Kim Byung-joon will operate the campaign committee with considerable leadership for now."

Regarding party members criticizing former emergency committee chairman Kim Jong-in, Lee said, "In the process of communicating with candidate Yoon, especially concerning the issue of serving former Chairman Kim Jong-in, those who convey or evaluate the words should express themselves carefully to avoid misunderstandings caused by language. Recently, some people have played a role in escalating such an atmosphere by giving anonymous interviews to certain media outlets." He continued, "As this has been repeated, there have been enough points to suspect that there might be very bad intentions. Former Chairman Kim Jong-in naturally had parts that upset him."

On the possibility of former Chairman Kim Jong-in joining the campaign committee, Lee explained, "I think former Chairman Kim Jong-in's position has not changed at all, and it is better to interpret it literally. Rather than that, his demands seem clear, so I think the candidate should be given time to make a judgment."

Regarding the appointment of former lawmaker Kim Sung-tae as head of the functional headquarters of the campaign committee despite being on trial for hiring his children, Lee said, "It is somewhat known that the candidate was unaware of such background when making the appointment. I will look into the circumstances." He added, "Since it is a case that has attracted great attention in society, if it is well explained, it is one thing, but if not, regardless of former lawmaker Kim's abilities, I think there is an element that could lead to negative evaluations from the younger generation at the start."

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