Lee Jun-seok Resigns from All Positions in the Campaign Committee... "No Regrets" (Update)

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[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, announced on the 21st that he will step down from all positions related to Yoon Seok-yeol's presidential campaign committee.

Lee held a press conference at the party leader's office in the National Assembly on the same day and stated, "I will step down from all positions within the campaign committee." He added, "The preparations made by the Public Relations Media Headquarters for the election can either be continued by successors or completely discarded. I have no regrets."

This means he will resign not only from the position of standing campaign committee member but also from the head of the Public Relations Media Headquarters.

Lee said, "If members of the campaign committee believe they do not need to follow the instructions of the standing campaign committee chairperson, this denies the necessity of the campaign committee's existence. Furthermore, when I confirmed that there was no active effort to correct this and, instead, links to YouTube broadcasts mocking the party leader were sent to journalists investigating the matter due to a lack of composure, I became certain."

The reason for his resignation is the insubordination of Cho Soo-jin, head of the People Power Party campaign committee's public relations team, and the subsequent handling of the situation.

Lee mentioned, "If the meeting in Ulsan gave someone a sense of responsibility to act with a sense of justice, it seems it gave a certain group a false confidence that since the matter was hastily settled, they could act freely without feeling burdened or being criticized."

He continued, "Seeing the Yoon core supporters who opportunistically come out and throw in a word of false equivalence, I felt a sorrowful thought that such behavior might be repeated throughout the election period."

However, he clearly stated that he will maintain his position as party leader, elected at the June party convention. Lee said, "I will diligently perform party duties as the party leader," adding, "Of course, as agreed in Ulsan, if the candidate requests matters related to party affairs, I will cooperate."

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