Lee Jun-seok: "I Won't Engage in Politics That Flatter Yoon Seok-yeol"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is announcing his position on the pardon of former President Park Geun-hye at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, said, "If my message is right and resonates with the people, then I would engage in politics. If I had tried to curry favor with presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol to do politics, there would have been no 'Ulsan Agreement.'

Lee made this remark on the 26th during an interview with Yonhap News Agency when asked why he resigned from the position of standing election committee chairman.

Regarding the possibility of returning to the election committee, he firmly stated, "I have no regrets," adding, "I have no intention of participating in the election committee when my role has been publicly denied."

When asked, "Wouldn't it be a blow to politician Lee Jun-seok whether you win or lose the presidential election?" he replied, "I have no desire to conform to the Yeouido norms. My sole goal is to make a successful president."

He continued, "The public relations director was saying strange things, and the standing election committee chairman became unable to plan or issue any instructions," adding, "Candidate Yoon described the insubordination as democracy, but to me, it means 'the leader is not needed.'"

Regarding the current situation of the election committee, Lee criticized, "They need Kim Jong-in's name but do not want to give him space to work," and said, "It is a structure where it is difficult for Kim Jong-in, the general election committee chairman, to actually have a grip."

He explained, "It is closer to a design to prevent Kim Jong-in's strong grip. How can one control six general headquarters? It is an impossible structure."

Regarding candidate Yoon's chances of winning, he said, "It's quite embarrassing, but the candidate lost votes during the primary process, and at this rate in the general election, he cannot win without scoring a goal," adding, "There is no one in the entire election committee planning to score a goal."

He also added, "Yoon's slogan 'Fairness and Common Sense' is good, but it collapses if a single counterexample appears. The Cho Kuk incident was exactly one counterexample that caused it to collapse," and said, "If there is not much built on competence or ability, the foundation of expectations for fairness and common sense can easily collapse with just one counterexample."

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