Song Young-gil: "Yoon Seok-yeol Should Debate Lee Jae-myung with His Own Voice, Not as 'Lee Jun-seok Avatar'"

Song, Lee Jun-seok on 'Ministry of Gender Equality Discussion' Proposal: "Not a Matter for Party Leaders... Candidates Should Handle It"

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Jeon Jin-young] On the 10th, Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, dismissed Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party's public debate proposal on the 'abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family,' saying, "This is not something for party leaders to discuss, but an issue for the candidates."

He then criticized Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party candidate, saying, "He should show an autonomous stance by expressing his own national governance philosophy in his own voice, not as Lee Jun-seok's avatar, and debate with Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate."

Song Young-gil, the Standing Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, is attending the Central Election Countermeasures Meeting held at the party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 10th, delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

That morning, Song said at the Democratic Party's campaign committee meeting held at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, "The relationship between Leader Lee and Candidate Yoon seems ambiguous."

After the meeting, Chief Spokesperson Ko Yong-jin also told reporters, "This is not a matter for party leaders to meet over," adding, "If we are to debate just on that issue (abolition of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family), there are talks about debating with Kwon Ji-woong, the Dynamite campaign committee chairman."

Regarding the debate between the two candidates, he added, "Candidate Lee is ready to participate whenever the other side (People Power Party) is prepared," but "I understand that no concrete debate negotiations are currently underway."

At the meeting, Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader of the Democratic Party, criticized the abolition pledge of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, saying, "The People Power Party's campaign committee and candidate keep changing their statements frequently, then write on social media that they will do something in one line... In short, it is a showy and insufficient pledge." He also pointed out, "They are engaging in dangerous actions that cause public division and gender conflict."

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