Jin Joong-kwon "Moved by Lee Seung-bok's Speech... Well Done in the Final Presidential Race"

"With a 0.7%p difference, if the People Power Party had lost, it would have been a citizen revolution atmosphere"

Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon is holding a DMZ book concert for the co-authored dialogue book "Debate on Innovation in the Republic of Korea, Crossing the Line" at a studio in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on November 7 last year.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon praised Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate who lost by a margin of 0.73 percentage points, saying he was "very outstanding and somewhat regrettable."

On the 10th, Jin appeared on CBS Radio's 'One Round Match' and said, "(The presidential) race was really well done. Especially at the end, I think he did really well," expressing his evaluation.

Jin also said, "In his final campaign, (Lee) said 'Candidate Yoon Seok-youl, thank you for your efforts,' 'Supporters, thank you for your efforts,' and in the concession speech on the 10th, 'You did not support me.' Isn't that rhetoric? He was very outstanding and it's regrettable," adding, "Honestly, I was moved."

Jin positively evaluated Lee for gracefully accepting the presidential election results despite the narrow margin and preventing unrest among his supporters. He said, "If Lee Jae-myung had won by a 0.7 percentage point margin, there would be chaos right now," and added, "In the People Power Party, it probably would have felt like a citizen revolution."

Regarding the Democratic Party's transition to an emergency committee system after the presidential election defeat, Jin said, "Yoon Ho-jung, the floor leader, is the emergency committee chairman," and criticized, "Is that possible? It seems an outsider is needed. The biggest problem of the Democratic Party is that reform is necessary, but they have not even left a force to lead the reform."

He continued, "They have no choice but to find a leading force outside the party," and added, "It also seems necessary to make repeated efforts to gather people like former lawmaker Geum Tae-seop again."

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