Resigned Lee Jun-seok: "It's like blending a pufferfish in a mixer"

"I Kept Saying to Handle Pufferfish Carefully..."

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is taking the elevator after finishing a press conference announcing his resignation as the permanent election committee co-chairman in the party leader's meeting room at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 21st.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, stated on the 21st that he would "step back from the election" despite Cho Su-jin, a Supreme Council member who had conflicts with him, announcing that she would resign from her positions as vice-chair of the Central Election Committee and head of the Public Relations Team.

On the afternoon of the same day, Lee opened his post on Facebook by saying, "As the 핵관 (Yoon Seok-yeol's key associates) wanted, Lee Jun-seok has stepped back from the election. Feel free to create card news."

He continued, "From today, I will focus on the usual duties of the party leader. And since the theory of generational convergence has effectively collapsed, someone should devise a new grand strategy and prepare the election strategy accordingly."

He also criticized, saying, "Even though I repeatedly said to handle the pufferfish carefully, it has become a situation where the pufferfish was just thrown into a blender."

Earlier, on the 2nd, in an interview with JTBC's 'Newsroom,' Lee said, "Pufferfish dishes should really be handled by someone with a proper license; it is a delicious ingredient, but if anyone just sprinkles it around, that's poison," adding, "Therefore, I hope gender issues will be handled cautiously from now on."

Cho Su-jin, a Supreme Council member who is in conflict with Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is answering questions from reporters as she leaves the party leader's office at the National Assembly on the afternoon of the 21st.
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Meanwhile, Lee and Supreme Council member Cho had a heated argument during a closed meeting of the election committee held on the 20th. At that time, Cho reportedly said, "Why should I obey your orders?" and after clashing with Lee, sent text messages to journalists criticizing him. Subsequently, Lee publicly demanded that Cho clarify her position.

Eventually, Cho announced on her Facebook, "I hereby resign from my positions as vice-chair of the Central Election Committee and head of the Public Relations Team," adding, "I sincerely apologize to the people and party members who long for a regime change. I will serve quietly for the regime change." This came about four hours after Lee announced his resignation from the election committee position at a press conference at 4 p.m. that day.

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