Hong Jun-pyo: "Yoon, Suddenly One Team?... The Cause of the Fall Lies with Himself and His Family"

Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, and Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, are greeting each other at the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Year’s Greeting Ceremony held on the afternoon of the 3rd at the Inter-Burgo Hotel in Buk-gu, Daegu.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] Hong Joon-pyo, a member of the People Power Party, cited "the candidate's lack of capability and the loss of fairness and common sense due to family corruption" as the reasons for the decline in support for presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol.

On the 8th, Hong said on his Facebook, "We should focus on resolving the causes of the downfall, and suddenly talking about a 'one team' is completely unreasonable."

Hong stated, "Only when the causes are resolved will there be a chance for a rebound. If you keep venting your frustration in the wrong direction, only Ahn Cheol-soo, the candidate of the People’s Party, will rise rapidly," adding, "Start again with the mindset that everything is 'my fault.'"

Earlier, within the People Power Party, there was public opinion that Hong and former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min should take a more active role in raising support for candidate Yoon.

Hong’s remarks are interpreted as indicating that the fundamental problem lies not in the one team controversy but with candidate Yoon himself.

In another post on the same day, Hong said, "I have repeatedly stated that I am already participating as an advisor to the Daegu campaign committee as part of the one team and am playing a role in supporting candidate Yoon behind the scenes," expressing regret over "why defamatory articles keep linking me with former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min and talking about the one team."

He also added, "Is this another attempt to blame me if candidate Yoon fails?"

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