Ahn Cheol-soo: "I Completed Every Election... If Yoon or Lee Become President, Our Country Will Decline"

"Withdrawal and Unification Every Election" Is a Misunderstanding
Spouse Kim Mi-kyung: "Ahn Will Only Look to the People"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party who withdrew his proposal for 'opposition unity,' stated, "Whether candidate number 1 (Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party) or number 2 (Yoon Seok-youl of the People Power Party) wins, the people will be divided for five years and our country will decline." Regarding unity, he said, "I have completed all elections and unified once."

On the 20th, Ahn climbed onto a campaign vehicle in front of Sangsangmadang in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and said, "I made three major predictions five years ago. At that time, I said that if Moon Jae-in was elected president, three things would happen in our country over five years." He listed a nation divided and fighting among its people, an incompetent and corrupt government favoring only its own side, and a country falling behind in the Fourth Industrial Revolution era with decreasing youth jobs.

He continued, "The problem is that whether candidate number 1 or number 2 wins, those three issues will worsen," adding, "Ultimately, because they only choose their own obedient side, whoever wins will lead an incompetent and corrupt government, even more corrupt and incompetent than the current one."

He also predicted, "The world is changing at the speed of light, but a president who does not understand the world will eventually make our country the most backward in the world."

"Ultimately, the important thing is to create a better Republic of Korea, create youth jobs, ensure everyone lives happily, reduce the suicide rate, and increase the birth rate ? a happy country like that," he emphasized that he is the right person for the job.

Ahn said, "People always ask why I withdraw or unify every election," and added, "Except for the one time I conceded in the 2012 election, I have never quit any election midway. I have completed them all." He also stated, "Regarding unification, if I said 'I will not unify,' I absolutely did not, and when I proposed unification, I did it once during last year's Seoul mayoral by-election."

Regarding why he continues in politics, he said, "I think politics is a service for the public good. If I were pursuing personal greed, I would have quit long ago."

His spouse, Professor Kim Mi-kyung of Seoul National University, who participated in the campaign that day, supported him by saying, "If only once good people can show that politics can be done better, without corruption, then our politics will become rational, efficient, honest, and for the people."

She appealed, saying, "Candidate Ahn looks only to the people and will use his own body as fertilizer for the people. Please support candidate Ahn."

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