Yoon-An Unification... Ha Tae-kyung: "Ahn Cheol-soo's Politics Has Evolved into Great Politics"

"Underwater, Unification Discussions Continue"
"Candidate Ahn Seems to Have Decided for Overwhelming Regime Change"

Hataekyung, Special Committee Chairman for Games, People Power Party Election Countermeasures Headquarters [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Wooseok] Ha Tae-kyung, Chairman of the Special Committee on Games of the People Power Party's Election Countermeasures Headquarters, commented on the unification between presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol and People's Party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo on the 3rd, saying, "Ahn Cheol-soo's politics has developed into a remarkable and significant political force," and added, "'To achieve an overwhelming regime change, unification must be done'?this kind of message influenced Candidate Ahn's decision."

Chairman Ha appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' that day and said, "(I also) found out about the unification at 6 a.m.," adding, "From Candidate Yoon's perspective, he was not confident until the end of the debate, and even past midnight (12 a.m. the previous day), he was unsure, but between 12:30 and 1 a.m., he changed direction and went to meet Candidate Ahn." He continued, "Behind the scenes, the communication channel, which was likely through Assemblymen Jang Je-won and Lee Tae-gyu, was used to discuss the unification."

Regarding the unification discussion held at the home of Professor Sung Kwang-je of KAIST, who is Assemblyman Jang Je-won's brother-in-law, he said, "The two (Candidate Ahn and Professor Sung) were next-door neighbors when they were at KAIST, and Professor Sung is also the chairman of the Ahn Cheol-soo Foundation, so they are very close," adding, "Due to quarantine measures, there was nowhere to go at night, so that place was the only available space."

On the background behind Candidate Ahn's sudden decision to unify, he said, "To speak frankly on a personal level, Ahn Cheol-soo's politics has developed into a remarkable and significant political force," and added, "Candidate Ahn made the decision based on the public sentiment as perceived by his close aides and those around him."

Regarding the difference between the agreements on the 27th of last month and the 3rd, he said, "There doesn't seem to be much difference," and analyzed, "After the breakdown announcement on the 27th, Candidate Ahn seems to have truly read the public opinion. It is clear that the current era's task is regime change, and the message that 'to achieve an overwhelming regime change, unification must be done' influenced Candidate Ahn's decision."

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