"'Approval Rating Shock' to Sim Sang-jung, Heo Kyung-young Says 'Don't Be Discouraged... Will Offer Honorary Vice Presidency if Elected'"

Heo Kyung-young Records Higher Approval Ratings Than Shim Sang-jung in Recent Polls

Huh Kyung-young, the presidential candidate of the National Revolutionary Party, proposed the position of 'Honorary Vice President' to Sim Sang-jung, the presidential candidate of the Justice Party.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] On the 12th, Heo Kyung-young, the presidential candidate of the National Revolutionary Party, suddenly announced that he would suspend his schedule and take time to reflect, and proposed the position of 'Honorary Vice President' to Sim Sang-jung, the presidential candidate of the Justice Party.

On the 13th, Candidate Heo posted on his Facebook, "If President Heo Kyung-young is elected, Candidate Sim Sang-jung will also be appointed as a minister with the right to appoint ministers as the Honorary Vice President proportional to the number of votes. Do not be discouraged." This statement is interpreted as an attempt to highlight that Candidate Heo recently surpassed Candidate Sim in support rate in a recent opinion poll.

Meanwhile, in a public opinion poll conducted by Hangil Research on behalf of Cookie News from the 8th to the 10th, surveying 1,014 people nationwide aged 18 and over, Candidate Sim's support rate was 2.2%, lower than Candidate Heo's 3.2%.

In response, Candidate Sim's side stated on the previous day (the 12th), "Candidate Sim Sang-jung is taking the current election situation seriously and has suspended all schedules from this time onward to enter a period of reflection." Subsequently, on the 13th, Lee Dong-young, the chief spokesperson of the Justice Party's election committee, announced, "Recognizing the seriousness of the current election situation, the election committee chairman and all committee members have agreed to resign collectively." It is known that Candidate Sim has been unreachable even until this day.

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