"Yoon Laughed at These Words"... Lee Jun-seok, Behind the Scenes of 'Dramatic Reconciliation' with Yoon Seok-yeol

Lee Jun-seok "After reconciliation, said 'If we fail the election, we are the only ones who will go home'"

After resolving their conflict, Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, and Lee Jun-seok, the party leader, are embracing at the party meeting held at the National Assembly on the evening of the 6th. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, revealed behind-the-scenes stories from when he reconciled with presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol after a conflict.

On the 11th, appearing on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show,' Lee said that right after reconciling with Yoon on the 6th, when asked "What did you talk about?" he replied, "I said, 'Among everyone here, the only people who will go home if we lose the presidential election are you and me,'" and added that Yoon smiled upon hearing this.

Lee explained, "Because there were also members of the National Assembly present, I said, 'Do you think the assembly members will resign just because we lose the presidential election? No. The only people going home from here are the candidate and me,'" adding, "That is the truth." Lee had resigned from his position as the co-chairman of the party's election committee on the 21st of last month and, after a conflict with Yoon, dramatically reconciled 16 days later.

Regarding his Facebook post on the evening of the previous day (the 10th) saying "It took two days," Lee responded, "I will also say that the rebound, especially among the younger generation, was observed."

Regarding unification with Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, Lee said, "Looking at Ahn’s recent rise in approval ratings, it seems that a significant portion of the 20s and 30s age group, who originally supported Yoon and our party, have shifted, causing his ratings to rise," adding, "Since Yoon is achieving a strong rebound among the 20s and 30s through a style change, the effect of unification is not very significant."

When pointed out that "people disappointed with Yoon have moved to Ahn, so they will not return," Lee said, "They probably want to believe that," and added, "That is their freedom." Regarding the possibility of unification, he reiterated, "I hope it does not happen," and "If I were the decision-maker, I would be more resolute."

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