People Party expresses "regret over shallow calculation" in response to Song Young-gil's unification 'courtship'

"Called Ahn's Unification Proposal 'Begging'... Questioning Mental State"

Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, declared the breakdown of unification with Yoon Seok-youl, the candidate of the People Power Party, on the 20th at the National Assembly Communication Hall, saying, "I have waited and observed for the past week. I will end the meaningless process and time."
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Woo-seok] On the 20th, the People’s Party criticized Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, for his unification 'courtship,' saying, "We regret the shallow calculation."

Hong Kyung-hee, spokesperson for the People’s Party Central Election Countermeasures Committee, stated in a commentary that "we question the mental state of Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil," adding, "A few days ago, he disparaged People’s Party candidate Ahn Cheol-soo’s unification proposal by likening it to 'begging,' and today, the Democratic Party 'is always open,' courting us."

She continued, "We do not know what exactly is always open, but we regret Song’s shallow calculation trying to gain a windfall benefit from the failure of unification," she pointed out.

Spokesperson Hong further criticized, "We want to ask Song whether the person who disparaged candidate Ahn’s unification proposal a few days ago and the person who says today that the possibility is open are the same individual."

She added, "Also, we hope for a clear answer on whether People’s Party candidate Ahn Cheol-soo, who has repeatedly called for judging the Moon Jae-in administration and supports a better regime change," adding, "It is not too late to drink the kimchi soup then."

Earlier, Leader Song met with reporters after candidate Ahn announced the withdrawal of opposition unification at a press conference, saying, "Beyond whether the unification in this election is engineering-based, we want to express that we are always open with the attitude of forming a coalition government even if we come to power," and "We value the scientific and technological powerhouse agenda proposed by candidate Ahn and are ready to accept it well."

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