Lee Hae-chan "Jeong Dong-young Abstained Because He Didn't Like It, MB Elected... Voting Is Responsibility"

Lee Hae-chan, Lee Jae-myung Appeal for Support
"Imagine What Would Happen If Yoon Seok-yeol Became President"

Former Democratic Party leader Lee Hae-chan encouraged voting for Democratic presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea Lee Hae-chan appealed for support for Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, saying, "During the 2007 presidential election, many people abstained from voting because they felt that Lee Myung-bak (then the Grand National Party presidential candidate) was not acceptable, but Jeong Dong-young (then the United Democratic Party presidential candidate) was even less appealing."

Lee, who is the standing advisor to Lee Jae-myung's election campaign committee, posted on 'Lee Jae-myung Plus' on the 3rd, stating, "The biggest responsibility for creating such a (Lee Myung-bak) president lies with the Democratic Party at that time, and the second responsibility lies with the voters who voted for Lee Myung-bak. Even those who abstained bear some degree of indirect responsibility," he said.

Quoting the late Ham Seok-heon’s remark, "If you give up voting because they are all the same, the worst people will take over," Lee emphasized that "voting is a responsibility." He said, "In the Korean Constitution, voting is a right, not a duty. However, just because it is not a duty does not mean that voting is a right that you can exercise or not without any concern. I want to say that although it may not be a duty, voting is indeed a responsibility."

He added, "The best thing in voting is to cast a vote for someone who can truly serve as my public servant," and said, "The wise way to vote is to imagine what would happen if that person became president before casting your vote."

He continued, "Can you imagine what kind of country it would be if Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate who advocates for investigations into the Moon Jae-in administration, preemptive strikes, Japanese military presence on the Korean Peninsula, the Korea-US-Japan alliance, a prosecutorial republic, and the abolition of the Ministry of Justice minister’s authority over investigations and prosecutorial personnel appointments, becomes president?"

Lee said, "This presidential election’s outcome is completely unpredictable. It will determine the future of the nation," and encouraged, "Early voting starts the day after tomorrow. If you are busy this weekend, March 9 is also available. Please take a moment to imagine until then and vote."

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