Yoo's "Yoon Uppercut, Declaration of Retaliation Politics"... Lee Jun-seok "I've Never Seen a Ruling Party Like This"

Yeo Park Seong-jun "No Candidate Like This in Past Presidential Elections"
Opposition Kim Eun-hye "Political Retaliation Frame"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Regarding Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate's 'uppercut' ceremony, the ruling party continuously claimed it was a political statement indicating an intention to carry out 'retaliatory politics.' In response, the People Power Party countered that the ruling party's claim was a 'frame.'

Park Sung-jun, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's presidential campaign committee, interpreted Yoon's 'uppercut' ceremony and his aggressive remarks on the 18th on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' as a "political show" and said, "He is declaring that he will engage in retaliatory politics."

He said, "It is rare for someone to become a champion by using an uppercut. This uppercut is a desperate hope," adding, "I believe Yoon is currently making very dangerous remarks domestically about retaliatory investigations and about preemptive strikes in inter-Korean relations."

He also pointed out, "No presidential candidate in previous elections has ever behaved like this."

Earlier, on the 16th, Jin Sung-jun, a Democratic Party lawmaker who appeared on a JTBC broadcast, also criticized the uppercut ceremony, saying, "It means he intends to carry out political retaliation as he himself declared."

On the same day, Kim Eun-hye, the People Power Party's campaign spokesperson who appeared alongside Park, responded, "I have infinite respect for Representative Park's creativity in associating the Hiddink uppercut with political retaliation," and asked, "Did Hiddink harm opposing players after winning a soccer match?" She further criticized the ruling party, saying, "Since the curse frame doesn't work, now the political retaliation frame is being used."

On the same day, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, also addressed the ruling party on CBS Radio, saying, "They only see what they want to see; it would be better if they looked at the world with a more positive and bright perspective," and criticized, "I've never seen a ruling party like this before. It's absurd that they try to run an election using negativity, curses, Shincheonji, and such things."

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