Yoon Seok-yeol: "No Need to Exclude Unification with Ahn... If Done, They Will Make a Sudden Decision Together"

"An Cheolsu, a person who came out for regime change... shares the same direction as me"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Gwangju Election Committee's Victory Resolution Rally held on the afternoon of the 6th at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Seo-gu, Gwangju. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, showed a progressive attitude toward unifying candidacy with Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Party, saying "there is no need to exclude it."

In an interview with Hankook Ilbo published on the 7th, Yoon was asked about unifying opposition candidates and said, "Mentioning unification itself is not respectful to Candidate Ahn," but added, "Candidate Ahn and I share the same direction in that he is running for the presidency to bring about a regime change."

Yoon said, "If unification is to happen, it should be decided swiftly between Candidate Ahn and me, not publicly disclosed and carried out externally."

He also said, "The conservative camp says I am not desperate for unification, and the ruling party pretends to encourage unification, but it is a matter for me to decide."

Earlier, on the 6th, Yoon met with reporters in Gwangju and said about unification with Candidate Ahn, "Unification is an issue to be handled by me and the election campaign headquarters," adding, "Public expressions of opinion by various lawmakers regarding unification are on a personal level."

Meanwhile, Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, drew a line on candidate unification at the Incheon Seo-gu Gap party association victory resolution rally on the 6th, saying, "By this Friday (the 11th), the word 'unification' will no longer be mentioned." Lee emphasized, "Unification is something for second or third place candidates," and added, "For our party, it is more important to enhance the competitiveness of candidate Yoon Seok-yeol."

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