Kim Jong-in: "I Had No Idea Yoon Seok-yeol Would Appear on 'Sampro TV'... I Just Felt It Was Absolutely Impossible"

"Not Properly Prepared During YouTube Broadcast Appearance"
"Suggested Reorganization Due to Inefficient Operation of the Previous Campaign Committee"

Former People Power Party's General Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in, who expressed his intention to voluntarily step down from his position in the election committee, is seen on the morning of the 5th in his office in Jongno-gu, Seoul, responding to reporters' questions after watching the announcement of the election committee reform plan by presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, as he heads outside. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Former People Power Party (PPP) General Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in mentioned presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol's appearance on the YouTube channel 'SamproTV' as one of the reasons for his sudden push to reorganize the party's election committee.

On the 6th, during an appearance on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' Kim said, "Candidate Yoon appeared on 'SamproTV,' but he was not properly prepared, and after the program ended, very unfavorable public opinion was formed."

He continued, "I didn't even know that he was going on that program or who was preparing him," adding, "After watching such things for nearly a month, I thought this could not continue like this. I also discussed it with the candidate several times."

He explained, "We tried to manage the campaign by merging the secretariat and the comprehensive situation room at that time, but it didn't work well," and added, "So I thought we had to bring about a fundamental organizational change, which is why I suggested a reorganization."

Kim pointed out that the PPP election committee structure was already established before he joined, which led to inefficiency in management. He emphasized again, "The organization itself did not operate in an integrated manner. The efficiency of the operation inevitably declined," and "I suggested the reorganization to ensure that the organization could properly function."

On the 25th of last month, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, appeared on the economic YouTube channel 'Sampro TV' / Photo by YouTube capture

Earlier, on the 25th of last month, candidate Yoon appeared on the economic YouTube channel 'SamproTV.' At that time, he sparked controversy by advocating the so-called 'presidential debate uselessness theory.'

Yoon said, "I don't think having many policy debates to select the government's official highest decision-maker and verify that person's way of thinking is very helpful," adding, "If we have debates, it ultimately just turns into fights."

In response, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, immediately criticized him, saying, "This is a statement that does not understand the essence of democratic politics."

Meanwhile, on the 5th, former Chairman Kim expressed his intention to voluntarily step down from the general election committee chairman position. In a phone call with 'Yonhap News,' he said, "The reorganization of the election committee is to win the presidential election, but people are calling it a coup or a regent, and if intentions don't align, then we part ways."

He added, "I was someone who was forcibly dragged into the election committee," and "There is no need to have regrets."

Kim also criticized candidate Yoon, saying, "Because there is no visible vision for how to run the country if Yoon becomes president, he has been wandering like this until now," and "When a moment of opportunity comes, it should be properly seized, but such a situation has occurred."

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