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Lee Tae-gyu, the General Headquarters Chief of the People’s Party Election Committee, is holding an urgent press conference at the National Assembly on the 23rd, stating that he received a merger proposal from Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, on the condition of Ahn Cheol-soo’s withdrawal from the presidential race earlier this month. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Lee Tae-gyu, the General Headquarters Chief of the People’s Party Election Committee, is holding an emergency press conference on the 23rd at the National Assembly, stating that he received a merger proposal from Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, on the condition of Ahn Cheol-soo’s withdrawal from the presidential race earlier this month. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Dong-joo] On the 23rd, Lee Tae-gyu, the General Headquarters Chief of the People’s Party Presidential Election Committee, held an emergency press conference at the National Assembly stating that "earlier this month, Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate, received a merger proposal from Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, on the condition of Ahn’s withdrawal."

The General Headquarters Chief said that Lee Jun-seok proposed "that Candidate Ahn withdraw cleanly and that a special provision be created to reflect the People’s Party’s intentions after the election, guaranteeing participation in the Supreme Council’s nomination review." He added, "We prepared a big event where on February 10, at the arrival station of the Passion Train departure day, Candidates Ahn and Yoon Seok-youl would get off and declare unification."

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