Lee Jun-seok "Kim Geon-hee, No Problem with Normal Activities... Did She Leave Shamanism After Checking Fortune?"

Yoon Seok-yeol and Hong Joon-pyo's 'Nomination' Conflict: "Expecting a Generous Agreement"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, on the 24th, reacted against the shamanism controversy triggered by the '7-hour phone call recording' file of Kim Gun-hee, wife of presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, saying, "Just because she answered vaguely on the phone call, it is being interpreted as if she believes in shamanism."

In an interview with Channel A's 'News A' on the same day, Lee said, "Most daily newspapers place something like 'Today's Horoscope' in a good spot. So, would they consider all readers who look at that as people who are obsessed with magic and shamanism?"

He added, "Among presidential candidates, how many have moved graves? It's not even that. Based on attacks like taking photos with someone with a certain background, I don't think many people believe our candidate is into such shamanism."

Regarding the possibility of Kim appearing during the Lunar New Year holiday, he said, "As far as I know, there has been no discussion within the campaign headquarters about specific schedules or anything like that," adding, "I think it's okay for the candidate's spouse to engage in activities similar to those of other candidates' spouses, but it would be better to refrain from activities that seem planned."

Also, Lee said, "Ultimately, the candidate and the spouse should discuss and decide how to proceed in a way that helps the election campaign."

Meanwhile, about the recent conflict with Yoon over People Power Party lawmaker Hong Joon-pyo's 'strategic nomination demand,' Lee said, "Since Hong's request was a personnel recommendation rather than a demand, there are talks within the party that this conflict will likely be resolved before the Lunar New Year."

He continued, "If there is any misunderstanding between the candidate and Hong, it must be completely resolved. The candidate is good at this. When there were various issues related to campaign management with me, the candidate suggested a direction, and the campaign headquarters system stabilized. Therefore, I hope that before the Lunar New Year, the two leaders will resolve this with a big, generous agreement."

Lee showed a skeptical response regarding unification with Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Party. He said, "During last April's Seoul mayoral by-election, Ahn tried to win by bringing up the ecological soup suspicion against then-candidate Oh Se-hoon. If such a situation happens in this presidential election, the result could be worse than simple arithmetic addition. We believe that unification is not a panacea and the outcome may not be as we desire."

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