Lee Jae-myung "Are you declaring political revenge?"... Lee Jun-seok "Where did you hide it?"

Lee Jae-myung "What kind of presidential candidate openly declares political revenge?"
Lee Jun-seok "If hidden, where do you plan to carry out political revenge?"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is holding an emergency press conference on the 'merger proposal' revealed by Lee Tae-gyu, general headquarters chief of the People Party, on the afternoon of the 23rd at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. Lee Tae-gyu stated at a press conference at the National Assembly in Yeouido that he received a merger proposal from Lee Jun-seok on the condition that presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo would withdraw in early February.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jung-wan] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, mocked on the 28th that Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, revealed his intention to carry out secret political revenge and expressed curiosity about who the target of the revenge would be.

On the same day, Lee shared an article on his Facebook stating that Lee said, "Who in the world openly declares political revenge... They always hide it and do it secretly later."

Earlier, on the 27th, during a campaign rally at the plaza of Lotte Department Store Ulsan branch in Nam-gu, Ulsan, Lee Jae-myung responded to Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party candidate's remark about "investigations into the Moon Jae-in administration's deep-rooted evils during his administration," saying, "Political stability is really important, but what kind of presidential candidate openly declares political revenge? Even if they want to do it, they always hide it and do it secretly later. No one talks about it openly."

In response, Lee Jun-seok said, "Investigations into the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations were carried out during the Moon Jae-in administration," and asked, "Where does candidate Lee Jae-myung intend to carry out political revenge secretly?"

He continued, "Is it the Moon Jae-in administration that supposedly oppressed Lee Jae-myung?" and asked, "Is the video of neglecting Lee Nak-yeon at a campaign rally a hint, or is the declaration to dismiss me from the Bonggo position and place Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader, under house arrest a hint?"

Photo by Lee Jun-seok, captured from the Facebook page of the People Power Party leader

The so-called neglect of Lee Nak-yeon refers to an incident during a campaign rally in Suncheon on the 18th, where the 'Lee Jae-myung campaign song' played several times while Lee Nak-yeon, the general election campaign committee chairman, was speaking in support of Lee Jae-myung, interrupting the flow of his speech. Although Lee Nak-yeon continued his speech, when the music played again, he made a gesture as if asking to turn off the music. However, the music did not stop.

After the video of this situation spread through YouTube and other platforms, Lee Nak-yeon's supporters expressed anger, calling it the "Lee Nak-yeon humiliation video," and Woo Sang-ho, the general election campaign headquarters chief of the Democratic Party, apologized on Facebook, saying, "It was caused by a staff member's mistake, but we apologize for the inappropriate situation that occurred."

Lee Jun-seok's Bonggo dismissal refers to a term used by Lee Jae-myung on September 29 last year during a congratulatory speech at a forum on the development profit recovery system held at the Central Veterans Hall in Yeouido, targeting the People Power Party leadership who criticized him over the Daejang-dong development scandal.

At that time, Lee Jae-myung said about the People Power Party's offensive on Daejang-dong, "They deceived the people," and stated, "I will dismiss (Bonggo dismissal, 封庫罷職 - to dismiss and seal the office, meaning not paying salary) Lee Jun-seok and, in addition to Bonggo dismissal, order Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader, to be placed under house arrest (圍籬安置 - to build a thorn fence and confine someone inside) on an island near Antarctica."

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