"'Yoon's 40-Year Confidant' Lawyer Seok Dong-hyun: 'Go to Ahn Even Tonight... You Must Visit Three Times'"

"Regime Change Is a Huge Matter... Can't Be Assured by Cheers at Campaign Sites Alone"
"Must Be More Earnest and Humble"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, is moving to a studio at a broadcasting company in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 20th for a commercial shoot.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Seok Donghyun, a lawyer who has been a '40-year close friend' of Yoon Seokyeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, appealed on the 21st, "Please visit Ahn Cheolsoo, the presidential candidate of the People Party, at his home tonight. Please make a sincere effort to persuade him." Lawyer Seok is a classmate of Yoon from Seoul National University Law School, class of '79.

On the same day, Lawyer Seok posted on his Facebook, saying, "There are so many ordinary people whose hearts are broken by Ahn candidate's declaration of the failure of unification and his intention to complete the presidential race. Among them, are there more supporters of Ahn or more supporters of Yoon?"

He addressed Yoon, saying, "Let's return to the original intention when you abruptly resigned from the Prosecutor General position a year ago," and questioned, "The only spark that made the previously unimaginable regime change possible against the all-powerful power and the strongest double standards was Yoon himself, but who discovered the new national leader image and fanned that spark with twigs and firewood to make it blaze?"

He continued, "I believe it is the ordinary people who are disappointed and angry at the Moon Jaein administration, yet are reasonable. It is precisely these ordinary people who called Yoon into politics and to the position of presidential candidate."

Lawyer Seok said, "Those people want unification," adding, "Because we must win this election, and if possible, win bigger and more decisively."

He also pointed out to Yoon, "Since when have you been in politics? How long have you been aiming to become president?" and "Is winning the presidency and changing the regime such a simple matter? It is a tremendous task. It is not something to be reassured by just cheers at campaign sites, a few percentage points lead in polls, or just an uppercut move."

Furthermore, he said, "You must be more earnest. You must be more humble," and urged, "Please do not only listen to the words of the close aides who are right beside you, but turn your eyes and ears to the cries and sighs of the ordinary supporters who once disliked you but still believe and follow 'Still Yoon Seokyeol,' who hope for candidate unification and insist on protecting the votes for you."

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