Regarding the Cancellation of the Yeo-Yangja Debate: "Respecting the Court's Decision... Multilateral Debate Should Be Held Soon"

Democratic Party Election Committee "Expect Positive Stance from Terrestrial Broadcasters
on Hosting Multi-Party Debate"
"Multi-Party Debate Should Be Held Soon"

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 26th, the Democratic Party of Korea's election campaign committee said, regarding the court's injunction banning the 'two-party TV debate' broadcast, "We respect the court's judgment. We hope that a multi-party debate will be arranged soon."

Earlier, the Seoul Western District Court accepted the injunction request filed by Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, against the three terrestrial broadcasters to ban the broadcast of the 'Lee Jae-myung?Yoon Seok-youl two-party TV debate.' The court decided that the broadcasters must not hold or air a debate excluding candidate Ahn.

The campaign committee's broadcast debate content team stated, "Candidate Lee has already expressed his position to participate in and facilitate a multi-party debate," adding, "Since the court's judgment has been made, we expect a positive stance from the terrestrial broadcasters regarding hosting a multi-party debate." They also said, "We hope a multi-party debate will be arranged soon, and candidate Lee Jae-myung will participate in it."

Candidate Lee, after announcing labor policies at the Workers' Welfare Center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, responded to reporters' questions about the court's acceptance of the injunction banning the 'two-party TV debate' broadcast, saying, "Whether it is a four-party or five-party debate, it would be good to have a multi-party debate that provides equal opportunities to all candidates in a manner consistent with the law, common sense, and reason."

He added, "We did not want to hold a two-party debate. The Yoon Seok-youl camp suggested debating only about Daejang-dong, so we agreed to at least that, which led to the two-party debate discussion."

He continued, "Politics must be fair, and it is right that qualified people receive the same opportunities. I also thought there was a high possibility that the injunction would be accepted."

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