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Kwon Eun-hee, floor leader of the People Party, mentioned the unification of the opposition. Photo by Ahn Cheol-soo, presidential candidate of the People Party.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Kwon Eun-hee, floor leader of the People’s Party, strongly criticized the recent declaration by Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party presidential candidate, that the "unification talks have failed," saying, "(The People Power Party) intends to stick the label of unification onto Ahn Cheol-soo and keep exploiting it like a slow-cooked beef bone soup until the election ends."

In an interview on CBS Radio’s "Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show" on the 21st, Floor Leader Kwon claimed, "It has been confirmed over the past week that Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, lacks sincerity regarding the unification talks."

Floor Leader Kwon asserted that the People Power Party has been engaging in negative campaigning and mudslinging over the unification issue. He explained, "Since the end of January, party leader Lee Jun-seok has been stirring up various stories related to unification by mentioning election costs, and there has been rampant self-generated speculation from People Power Party officials about some sort of progress related to unification, such as 'there was an offer to become prime minister.'"

Regarding the rumors about offers for prime minister or Gyeonggi Province governor, he responded, "This is the worst kind of negative campaigning and mudslinging that can be done against a candidate who has presented themselves to the people as a presidential candidate."

Meanwhile, about the phone call between candidates Ahn and Yoon just before the "unification talks failed" press conference on the 20th, he said, "The role-playing between Yoon and the People Power Party regarding negative campaigning and mudslinging over unification was clearly visible," and added, "It was evident that Yoon was playing a role to support the People Power Party officials’ mudslinging about unification and to benefit from it."

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