'Goodbye to Kim Jong-in' Declared by Yoon: "Expecting Lee Jun-seok to Fulfill His Role as Party Leader" (Update)

Yoon Seok-yeol "Thankful to Kim Jong-in, Will Continue to Seek Advice"
"I and Lee Jun-seok Were Elected to Lead Regime Change... Expect to Fulfill My Role Well"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is holding a press conference related to the campaign headquarters at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 5th. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, officially announced his split with Kim Jong-in, the general election campaign committee chairman, on the 5th. Yoon stated, "I will continue to seek advice from Chairman Kim," showing a respectful stance. Regarding Lee Jun-seok, the party leader of the People Power Party who has been embroiled in conflict rumors, he said, "I expect him to fulfill his role well as party leader for the presidential election."

At a press conference held at the party headquarters that day, Yoon said, "As of today, I will dissolve the election campaign committee," adding, "I thank Chairman Kim for his many pieces of advice and have asked him to continue giving advice in the future."

In a Q&A session with reporters, he explained, "Some may see this as a split with Chairman Kim, but basically, the election campaign committee organization was too large. To enable the 2030 generation to participate actively in a mobile and practical manner, it was decided that simplifying the decision-making structure and making it more practical was the right approach."

Yoon said, "I met with Chairman Kim the day before yesterday and called him this morning to express my gratitude and ask for continued advice," adding, "I don't think Chairman Kim's remark about 'acting' had a bad meaning." He explained, "No matter how senior a politician is, rather than speaking their thoughts bluntly, if they are challenging the presidential election, they should accept and follow objective advice from within the camp. I don't think it was a remark that belittled the candidate." He clarified that he has no dissatisfaction with Chairman Kim's 'acting' comment.

Regarding Lee Jun-seok, he said, "Both Lee and I were elected by the people and party members to bring about a change of government," and added, "I expect Lee to fulfill his role well as party leader for the presidential election."

On Lee's joining the election campaign headquarters, Yoon said, "We plan to incorporate him entirely under the campaign headquarters chief," and added, "If he fulfills his role as party leader, it is not necessary for him to hold a position in the central campaign headquarters to participate in election activities."

Regarding calls within the party for Lee's resignation, Yoon said, "The issue of Lee's position is beyond my jurisdiction," and added, "I believe many party members and lawmakers expect Lee to take a more active role in the election campaign, and I think he will do so."

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