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[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Geum Bo-ryeong] On the 25th, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea's presidential candidate, expressed his political reform will to guarantee the equivalence of proportional representation votes, such as one person, one vote. Ahn Cheol-soo, the People’s Party presidential candidate, stated that he would observe the Democratic Party’s will. Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, said, "The sincerity is doubtful."


On the same day, at the 2nd presidential candidate debate hosted by the National Election Commission, Candidate Lee said, "We must bring political change," and "the principle of one person, one vote must be realized." He added, "The equivalence of votes must be guaranteed," and said, "The old-fashioned politics that force people to choose the lesser evil between the two major parties and give me a chance only when the other side fails must end now." He then asked, "Do you agree, Candidate Ahn?"


In response, Candidate Ahn said, "I am relatively well aware of the internal affairs of that party compared to others," but added, "Whether it will pass the party caucus is the key." He said, "If there is sincerity, there is not much time left," and "The party caucus can be convened anytime to pass it."



Candidate Lee also asked Candidate Yoon for his position. Candidate Yoon replied, "Since the Democratic Party, as the ruling party, has abused its majority power so much, the sincerity is somewhat lacking. If they had claimed this from the start of the election campaign, it would be different," and said, "Bringing up political reform in the last ten days of the presidential election to dilute the public opinion for regime change is not timely." He added, "Because the sincerity is doubtful, I have nothing further to respond to."


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