Lee Jun-seok "Agenda Pre-coordination? If It's Censorship Intent, I Have No Plans to Meet Yoon"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] On the 3rd, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, said that the Yoon Seok-yeol presidential candidate's side proposed a meeting but stated, "We can only meet if the agenda is pre-coordinated," adding, "If the intention is to have key stakeholders censor it, I have no plans to meet at all."

Lee made these remarks while meeting reporters at a cafe in Jeju on the same day, expressing "a great sense of embarrassment."

He showed strong displeasure at the 'pre-coordination' demanded by Yoon's side that day. Lee said, "I have a strong sense of problem regarding why I have to submit that to someone in advance and undergo 'censorship,'" adding, "I have a considerable awareness of the problem about why situations keep occurring where we are trying to stop something with a spade when it could have been stopped with a hoe."

He continued, "There have been quite a few cases where, after meeting the candidate, things that the candidate and I had agreed upon or decided through mutual consultation were completely overturned without any prior notification," and said, "The candidate is the supreme commander of our party, and no one in our party can censor the candidate or wield influence around him."

He also said, "If that is not the case, I naturally expressed my willingness to meet the candidate frankly and consult 100% yesterday, but the coordination made this morning was enough to cause disappointment," adding, "Pre-coordination is not something that takes place during the party's meeting process. It is a proposal to negotiate with considerable distrust."

Lee criticized the so-called 'Yunhaekgwan (Yoon Seok-yeol’s key stakeholders).' He said, "Even if we remove the current Yunhaekgwan, someone else could still act arrogantly, so I believe it is fundamentally important to block the root cause."

He expressed willingness to meet Yoon if it is not about 'pre-coordination.' Regarding Yoon’s direct statement that he wants to 'meet' Lee, Lee said, "I have no intention to coordinate the agenda, but if the candidate wants to meet, I will go up."

Regarding his schedule that day, he said, "I will go to Ulsan today," adding, "It was a previously planned schedule and there is a reason I have to go."

Meanwhile, it was reported that Kim Gi-hyeon, floor leader of the People Power Party, headed to Ulsan, Lee’s constituency, to meet him on the same day. Yoon is also considering going to Ulsan.

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