"Then That's It" Lee Jun-seok Cancels External Schedule...A Serious Decision?

The Representative's Office Cancels Schedule Due to Health Reasons
Possibility of Major Decision Amidst Controversy Over Representative Passing

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Jun-i] On the 30th, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, canceled all external schedules. There is even speculation that he might be making a major decision following the controversy over 'leader passing' that arose within the party.

According to the People Power Party on the day, Lee canceled his scheduled public events. After canceling a media forum scheduled for the morning, he is also reported not to attend the commemorative ceremony of the Korea Agricultural Managers Central Federation scheduled for the afternoon.

For now, the party leader's office cites health reasons for Lee's absence. However, public attention is focused on him as he hinted at a major decision by stating on social media (SNS) the previous day, "^^ Then this is it."

Lee had been embroiled in a 'leader passing' controversy related to the presidential election campaign committee. When a visit schedule to Chungcheong Province was announced without prior coordination, Lee expressed dissatisfaction about the schedule being disclosed without consulting him beforehand. Additionally, he showed differences of opinion regarding the recruitment of Professor Lee Soo-jung from Kyonggi University as the head of the campaign committee.

More fundamentally, Lee showed disagreement over appointing former People Power Party emergency committee chairman Kim Jong-in as the general head of the campaign headquarters. Although he repeatedly stated that Kim was necessary, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party presidential candidate, subtly indicated his intention to run the election without Kim by responding to an audience question, "If the saying 'without him (Kim Jong-in), Yoon Seok-yeol is finished' is true, then he is not qualified to be president," adding, "The kingmakers are the people, and the 2030 generation."

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