Lee Jun-seok "Yoon Seok-yeol 1st in TV Debate... Ahn Cheol-soo, I Don't Really Want to Evaluate"

Sim Sang-jung, Notable Highlights
Lee Jae-myung, Withdrawn Posture Finishes Third

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Hyun-joo] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, stated during the four-party TV debate held the previous day that "Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol is undoubtedly number one."

On the 4th, Lee appeared on CBS Kim Hyun-jung's News Show and said, "I think Candidate Yoon gave a very outstanding debate performance that exceeded many people's expectations."

He added, "Candidate Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party also had quite a remarkable part."

Regarding Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, he said, "At the beginning, when the topic shifted to Daejang-dong, he seemed to feel considerable pressure, and later he made remarks similar to saying he would not answer, showing a rather withdrawn attitude, so I evaluate him as third place."

On the other hand, about Ahn Cheol-soo, the candidate of the People’s Party, he said, "I don't particularly want to evaluate him," giving a harsh assessment. Lee said, "He just performed as I expected," and added, "Since he showed a very similar appearance to usual, I will neither give a positive nor negative evaluation, just say he was characteristically Candidate Ahn Cheol-soo."

Regarding Candidate Yoon's statement during the previous day's debate that the perfect score for the subscription savings account is 40 points, Lee explained, "The candidate has different life experiences regarding housing issues compared to others," and said, "Since this kind of thing happened twice during the debate, I think our candidate will pay more careful attention to the subscription savings account system than anyone else in the future."

When asked why he did not question Candidate Lee’s spouse, Kim Hye-kyung, he replied, "I believe we cannot run an election relying solely on negativity like the opposing candidates," and added, "Since verification and confirmation of these matters are necessary, we do not intend to act rashly."

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