Kim Jong-in: "Directly Controlling Candidate Situation Through General Headquarters... Lee Jun-seok Has Duty to Ensure Yoon's Election"

Ahn Cheol-soo, People's Party Candidate, on Unification Question
"It's to Raise Awareness Among Yoon Candidate's Supporters"

Kim Jong-in, the overall election committee chairman of the People Power Party, is attending an emergency members' meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd, deeply lost in thought with a serious expression. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] On the 3rd, Kim Jong-in, the General Election Committee Chairman, said about the People Power Party's plan to reorganize the election committee, "What we will newly organize is a General Headquarters that directly controls all situations related to the candidate."

Chairman Kim appeared on TV Chosun that day and explained the reason for the organizational restructuring, saying, "I thought it was necessary to overhaul the election committee overall so that it can operate efficiently, and the timing is now or never."

That morning, Chairman Kim announced the complete reorganization of the election committee at a meeting without prior consultation with the candidate. He explained, "The situation is urgent, and if no one takes the initiative to trigger the reorganization, it would be delayed, so I announced it unilaterally."

Regarding the reason for the election committee reform, he pointed out that the organization had become too large. He said, "In a sense, there are unnecessary organizations attached, creating pointless competition and friction. Also, some personnel recruited through the New Era Preparation Committee cause negative effects on the election."

About former party leader Lee Jun-seok's intention to rejoin the election committee after resigning from the position of standing election committee chairman, he said, "Whether Lee comes to the election committee or not is not the important point. The fact that Yoon Seok-yeol is the People Power Party candidate is undeniable, so Lee, as the party leader, has the responsibility to ensure the candidate's victory," adding, "It seems Lee himself intends to strive for Yoon's victory."

Regarding the possibility of unification with Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, he analyzed, "Since Ahn's approval rating has slightly risen, he seems quite excited, but I think the phenomenon of Yoon's supporters temporarily shifting to that side was just to raise awareness and is not a significant phenomenon."

Chairman Kim also said he would complete the election committee plan by the day after tomorrow at the latest. He stated, "If we conduct the election campaign properly throughout January, I believe that by the end of January, it will be an opportunity to recover the lost support."

Meanwhile, although the People Power Party election committee announced in the afternoon that all members, including Chairman Kim, had expressed their intention to resign, this was a communication error, and Chairman Kim will remain in the election committee.

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