Democratic Party: "Yoon Can't Even Do Negatives Without Data... Sabotages Debate by Being Obstinate"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 31st, the Democratic Party of Korea criticized Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, saying, "He should have confessed from the beginning that he is a candidate who cannot even engage in negative campaigning without materials," and accused him of "trying to sabotage the debate by insisting he would bring a bundle of negative materials."

Park Chan-dae, chief spokesperson for the Democratic Party's election committee, pointed out on the same day, "It was the People Power Party who insisted on having a debate without materials from the start," adding, "When the Democratic Party responded positively to a debate without materials, they suddenly changed their stance, saying at least notes should be allowed, and then insisted again that actual materials must be permitted. This was all the People Power Party's doing."

He stated, "Because they insisted on a debate without a set topic, candidate Lee Jae-myung conceded and opened the way for a one-on-one debate," and claimed, "However, the People Power Party, for reasons unknown, is trying to sabotage the debate by insisting they will bring a bundle of negative materials."

He continued, "The unreasonable negotiation attitude of candidate Yoon and the People Power Party is incomprehensible. The only understandable explanation is that the People Power Party never intended to debate from the start," emphasizing, "They proposed a one-on-one debate to avoid a four-party debate, and when the one-on-one debate was accepted, they insisted again on a debate without a topic."

He added, "Even after this was accepted, they are shifting the blame for the debate's collapse by claiming they cannot debate because they are not allowed to bring in cheating materials," and urged, "The People Power Party should stop lying. Our negotiation representative, Assemblyman Park Joo-min, inquired by text about any change in stance, and the response that there was no change came from Team Leader Sung Il-jong."

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