Baesujin's Lee Ju-ho: "If Park Seon-young, Jo Young-dal, and Jo Jeon-hyeok Agree to Foundation Unification, I Will Resign"

Urging Unification of Conservative Candidates for Seoul Superintendent of Education by the 8th
"Will Withdraw Candidacy if Three Candidates Agree on Reunification"

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] As efforts to unify the conservative and moderate candidates for Seoul Superintendent of Education are underway, preliminary candidate Lee Ju-ho announced that he will withdraw if the remaining three candidates reach an agreement on unification by the 8th.

On the 1st, Lee released a statement saying, "If candidates Jo Jeon-hyeok and Jo Young-dal agree to unify with candidate Park Seon-young (former Dongguk University professor) by the 8th, I will immediately step down from the candidacy."

Lee added, "If unification is not agreed upon, I will support the conservative candidate who ranks first in the media polls conducted thereafter. If I am ranked first, I will appeal to form a one team centered on me and will definitely reclaim the Seoul Superintendent of Education position."

Previously, on the 27th, Lee had agreed to unify with candidate Park Seon-young and had been pursuing practical discussions through public opinion polls. Ahead of the candidate registration on May 12, he initially aimed to achieve unification of conservative and moderate candidates by the end of April, but since preliminary candidates Jo Young-dal and Jo Jeon-hyeok showed no intention to participate in unification, he even proposed withdrawal as a condition for unification among the three candidates.

Lee said, "Since registering as a preliminary candidate on April 11, there have been concerns and criticisms. I could not just watch the collapse of Seoul education due to divided moderate and conservative candidates as if it were someone else's problem. If moderate and conservative candidates unite, we can change the Superintendent of Education," emphasizing his stance.

Park Seon-young’s camp welcomed Lee’s decision.

Park Seon-young said, "If all candidates unify through a 100% public opinion poll, a beautiful unification can be achieved. We urge candidates Jo Jeon-hyeok and Jo Young-dal to participate in unification. If candidate Lee Ju-ho also does not withdraw and participates in the unification poll, unification can be achieved like a festival," she explained.

Candidate Jo Jeon-hyeok’s camp maintains its previous position of not participating in unification.

Earlier, the Metropolitan Area Superintendent of Education Candidate Unification Council selected preliminary candidate Jo Jeon-hyeok (Chairman of Seoul Innovation and Fair Education Committee) and the Seoul Education Redesign Headquarters selected preliminary candidate Jo Young-dal (former Seoul National University professor) as unified candidates.

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