Lee Jun-seok and Jo Soo-jin Conflict, Will They Find a Dramatic Compromise... Yoon: "Jo Soo-jin Will Visit Lee Jun-seok"

Despite Kim Jong-in's Mediation Efforts, Conflict Remains Unresolved
Possibility of Last-Minute Resolution Before Lee Jun-seok's 4 PM Press Conference Remains Open

[Asia Economy Reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] Although Kim Jong-in, the overall election committee chairman of the People Power Party, stepped in to mediate, the conflict between Representative Lee Jun-seok and Jo Su-jin, the election committee’s public relations director, has not been resolved. However, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party’s presidential candidate, revealed that he asked Director Jo to 'clear up misunderstandings,' leaving the possibility of a dramatic resolution.

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On the 21st, Chairman Kim shared his thoughts on the conflict between Representative Lee and Director Jo during a press conference for the 'Public Hearing on Compensation for COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects.' Kim said, "During the unclear exchange of words between Representative Lee and Director Jo, Representative Lee showed a considerably agitated reaction, and it seems Director Jo made an incorrect statement. To resolve this situation, those who caused it should admit their mistakes and apologize, so that Representative Lee can calm down and have some leeway," he said. He added, "This morning, I asked Director Jo to honestly talk to Representative Lee and apologize to smoothly settle the matter, but it seems Director Jo did not accept it."

Chairman Kim mentioned that there is time until Representative Lee’s scheduled press conference at 4 p.m. and said, "I hope Director Jo will come up with a solution and visit Representative Lee by then."

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He said, "This morning, Representative Lee sent a text saying he would step down from the position of the election committee’s standing co-chairman. I asked him to be patient and endure as a representative, but I don’t know how he took it."

Meanwhile, after a meeting with the Korea Federation of Science and Technology Societies, candidate Yoon told reporters, "Director Jo is planning to visit Representative Lee and resolve the issue properly," adding, "I expect it to go well."

Regarding the election committee system, Chairman Kim said, "After assessing the overall operation of the election committee for about two weeks, I thought it couldn’t continue as it is," and added, "I am thinking of leading the election committee in a direction that makes stronger use of the comprehensive situation room."

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