"Heard Nothing and Not Subject to Discussion"... Lee Jun-seok Denies Co-Representative Rumors with Ahn

An's 'That Person' Title... Lee Jun-seok "Finds Human Response Interesting"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is visiting Seogwipo Oil Market on the afternoon of the 4th to appeal for support for candidate Yoon Seok-yeol.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 4th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, dismissed the 'co-leadership speculation' with Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party, saying "I have not heard of it, nor was it a subject of discussion."

Lee appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' that day, and when the host mentioned that the media was talking about a co-leadership system, he responded this way.

When asked, "Will Lee Jun-seok continue as the sole leader?" he said, "It seems there will be no change." However, he added, "After the Seoul mayoral election, there was an agreement to merge immediately, but it fell through due to demands such as changing the party name. We will have to wait and see this time as well. The People Party side will also need the consent of its members."

Regarding some media reports that "two top party executive positions will be allocated to the People Party," he said, "I have not heard of it, and the party has never made such a proposal," adding, "The negotiation team has never been fully authorized, and that is entirely within the party's domain during negotiations."

Meanwhile, Lee was reserved about Ahn's possible appointment as Prime Minister or other cabinet positions. He said, "There has been no discussion about positions at all," and added, "If a coalition government is formed later and appropriate personnel are recommended, we will consider it, but at this stage, I understand there have been no concrete discussions about such positions."

Regarding Ahn referring to him as "that person," Lee said, "I once referred to him as 'that guy' before. Such things can happen between us, but Ahn's human response is always, how should I say, interesting." He continued, "Ahn is always honest with his emotions, which makes it interesting."

Earlier, on the 3rd, after a joint press conference held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Ahn was asked by reporters whether any resentment remained after hearing allegedly insulting remarks from Lee during unification negotiations. He replied, "I don't pay attention to stories I'm not interested in." He also said, "I don't really know what that person said. Please let me know later."

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