Kwon Seong-dong "Exit poll results shocking... Didn't expect it to be so close"

"'Narrow Exit Poll' Unexpected... Watching the Counting Situation with Regret"

Kwon Seong-dong, Chief of the Comprehensive Support Headquarters of the People Power Party, is attending the Central Election Countermeasures Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Kwon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party, expressed shock at the exit poll results of the 20th presidential election being extremely close, saying, "I was shocked. I never even dreamed it would be this close."

On the 10th, Kwon appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' and said, "We had never trailed in any opinion polls until now, so I watched the vote count with confidence that we would win by even a single vote," adding, "So for the counting to be this close was very shocking for us."

He continued, "Watching the exit polls at the end, I regretted that perhaps we became a bit complacent and careless," and added, "President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol himself did not expect this result. I think he probably watched without letting his guard down."

Regarding President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol's narrow victory in this election, Kwon said, "After all, the government and the ruling party seem to have everything," and added, "It seems like a general mobilization order was issued. It appears that the so-called Democratic Party's votes strongly consolidated."

He also said, "I believe the biggest disappointment was with the Moon Jae-in administration's mistakes. Among them, the public was likely very angry about actions that divided or split the people," and added, "Going forward, our President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol should be more devoted to the fundamental role of a politician to heal the wounds caused by division and conflict among the people and to unify them."

Meanwhile, on the 10th, after his victory in the presidential election was confirmed, President-elect Yoon visited the party's vote counting situation room set up at the National Assembly Library and said, "I think today's result is not just a victory for me, the People Power Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo's People Party, but a great victory for the people." He continued, "Now, as the president-elect, I will prepare the new government, and once I officially take office, I will respect the spirit of the Constitution, respect the National Assembly, cooperate with the opposition parties, and serve the people well."

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