Song Young-gil: "The real power is Kim Gun-hee... Worried she might wield authority beyond Choi Soon-sil"

Kim Geon-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate. The photo shows her leaving her residence in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 15th and heading to her office.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 22nd regarding Kim Geon-hee, spouse of Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, "It is known that the real power now lies with Kim Geon-hee," and added, "If candidate Yoon comes to power, there is concern that Kim will hold actual power and wield it even more than Choi Soon-sil."

That morning, Leader Song appeared on BBS Radio and said, "Isn't it that someone like Kim Geon-hee is privately opposing candidate Yoon?"

Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Leader Song criticized, "From the start of the election period, shouldn't the candidate's spouse come forward before the public to explain issues such as false credentials or stock manipulation?" and added, "Don't the people have the right to know what kind of philosophy and thoughts the couple holds?"

Regarding the controversy over Kim's training experience at New York University in the United States, Leader Song strongly criticized, "Is it even reasonable to say that attending a five-day New York training program conducted as part of Seoul National University's Global Leadership course counts as training at New York University?"

He continued, "The First Lady is an official position legally accompanied by national budget," and requested, "I ask that Kim be publicly disclosed before the people and show an attitude of sincerely answering various questions."

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