Kim Jong-in: "I tore up all the policies I was going to give to Yoon"

Meaning Lost After Leaving the Previous Campaign Committee, Discarded
Yoon's 'Clearing Deep-rooted Evils' Remark Criticized as Inappropriate Expression

Former People Power Party's General Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in is speaking at a youth forum commemorating the publication of his book "Why Do Presidents Fail?" held on the afternoon of the 10th at Dariso Theater in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Former People Power Party General Election Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in revealed that he has discarded all the policies he intended to deliver to presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol after leaving Yoon's election committee.

On the 10th, Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'One Round Match' and said, "After January 5th, I just left (the election committee), so it was meaningless, and I tore everything up."

Regarding the conflict with candidate Yoon, Kim explained, "After observing the election committee operate for nearly a month, it seemed the committee was not functioning properly. When I said I would reorganize the committee, they called it a coup or something else. That led to the breakup."

On Yoon's remark about investigating the Moon Jae-in administration's accumulated evils during his term, Kim evaluated it as inappropriate. He said, "The Moon Jae-in administration kept emphasizing the clearing of accumulated evils from the start, so I think it was just a remark that came to mind. The incumbent president will leave after the term ends, but for a candidate who has come out to form a new government to make such comments against the incumbent president is inappropriate."

Regarding discussions on unifying candidates between Yoon and Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party presidential candidate, Kim said, "Is it really the right time to talk about unification? There must be some degree of generosity to concede for unification to happen; otherwise, unification won't occur."

Earlier, at his book launch held at Dari Small Theater in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Kim also predicted, "No matter which candidate from the two major parties wins, the country's future looks bleak." He said, "The current candidates claim, 'I will be different from all previous presidents,' but I say they will all meet the same end."

Kim targeted Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party candidate, saying, "If one candidate wins, it is clear they will run more recklessly than the Moon Jae-in administration. The country will be further divided, and the opposition party will lose even its reason for existence." Regarding candidate Yoon, he said, "Even if the other candidate wins, an unprecedented extreme minority government situation will unfold in our history," adding, "He will have to spend about two years as a figurehead president in the early part of his term."

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