Lee Jun-seok: "20s Leaving Yoon Don't Go to Lee Jae-myung... Ahn Cheol-soo's Rising Trend Is a Reflex Reaction"

"20s Voters 40-50% Watchful... Yoon Must Swiftly Set Direction"

After an intense standoff, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate (left), and Lee Jun-seok, the party leader (right), reached a sudden reconciliation and are seen shaking hands at the party meeting held at the National Assembly on the evening of the 6th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, forecasted that the decline in support for Yoon Seok-yeol, the party's presidential candidate, among young voters can be reversed "as long as the direction is properly set at any time, a significant portion can be regained."

On the 7th, Lee appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "A significant portion of the 20s age group who left our party went to Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party, and sometimes to Heo Kyung-young of the National Revolutionary Party, but they did not go to Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party."

He continued, "Many polls show that both candidate Lee and candidate Yoon have 10-20% support among people in their 20s, while the remaining 40-50% are undecided," adding, "I hope (candidate Yoon) quickly and decisively sets the direction."

Lee mentioned forming a 'Gender and Gaming Special Committee' as a youth control tower within the newly established election headquarters and suggested appointing Representative Ha Tae-kyung as the chair, stating, "I am in close consultation with Kwon Young-se, the head of the election headquarters."

He added, "The gender issue peaked with the recruitment of former Korean Women’s Political Network leader Shin Ji-ye. It was like gathering items; for young men in their 20s, it was Lee Jun-seok, so from the perspective of gathering young women in their 20s, we approached it this way, but now we need to proceed with a clear direction."

Regarding candidate Ahn, Lee said, "During the Seoul mayoral by-election, Ahn often spoke differently from the current desired direction on gender issues," criticizing, "Sometimes he opposed gender issues in a contrarian way."

He continued, "If the younger generation confirms such remarks again, there is no reason to continue supporting candidate Ahn. His recent rise in support is somewhat a reflexive reaction, but once he starts answering these questions, I think candidate Ahn will face a situation similar to the past," judging that Ahn’s support surge is temporary.

Meanwhile, Lee raised his voice at a party meeting the day before, targeting fellow party member Park Soo-young, who called him a 'psychopath,' saying, "It’s not that I have nothing to say, but I choose not to. I hope you act appropriately and come to your senses."

Regarding a conversation with candidate Yoon in a car en route to the funeral of a firefighter who died suppressing a fire at a frozen warehouse construction site in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Lee said, "Candidate Yoon asked me, 'What should I say when greeting people on the subway commute, leader?' and I said I usually say, 'Have a good day' in the morning."

He added, "Candidate Yoon was really tired; he was talking actively but fell asleep around Suwon. I talked a bit with floor leader Kim Ki-hyun and election headquarters chief Kwon Young-se," and said, "I have infinite expectations for Chief Kwon."

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