Yoon Suk-yeol "Anyone can claim national unity... If rotten and corrupt people do it, who will respond?"

Yoon Criticizes Lee Jae-myung, Saying "Someone Who Should Be Preparing to Go Home Has No Right to Talk About National Unity"

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Kang Joo-hee] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, fiercely criticized Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 1st, targeting Lee's 'Unified Government Theory,' saying, "He talks about 'forming a national unity government' just ten days before the election," and added, "Who can unify the people? If a rotten and corrupt person does that, who would respond positively?"

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On the same day, during a campaign rally in Dongjak, Seoul, Candidate Yoon said, "What kind of national unity can a person who should be preparing to go home talk about?" He continued, "There are sensible and excellent people in the Democratic Party as well. However, the people who ruined the five years of the Democratic Party have now gathered around Lee Jae-myung and become the leading force trying to build 'Lee Jae-myung's Democratic Party.' Can we trust the unity that such people promote?"

He emphasized, "I and the People Power Party will cooperate splendidly with sensible politicians from the Democratic Party to achieve national unity and promote economic development." He also warned, "Do not be deceived by this kind of unity where rotten and corrupt people deceive and betray the people just before the election."

Candidate Yoon criticized, "What kind of unity is this, after spending five years continuously passing bills by surprise in the early morning and monopolizing standing committee chairmanships, only to talk about unity ten days before the election?" He added, "Lies are the hallmark of corrupt, incompetent, and arrogant people."

He stated, "I may not know much about politics, but I have fought against corruption for 26 years," and emphasized, "I have fought against corruption that torments the people regardless of political camps."

Yoon criticized, "These people changed the regime claiming it was a candlelight revolution. Shouldn't they have done better then?" He said, "They spent a whopping 500 trillion won more than the Park Geun-hye administration. Yet, decent jobs have decreased." He also pointed out issues with jobs and COVID-19 prevention, saying, "Proper jobs with more than 36 hours a week have decreased, and after experiencing COVID-19 for the past two years, the daily confirmed cases are the highest in the world. Does the government properly treat the patients?"

Candidate Yoon concluded, "Do not be deceived by the corrupt forces skilled in lying, and firmly judge them, including early voting on the 4th."

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