Lee Jun-seok Distances Himself from 'Ahn Cheol-soo Strategic Nomination,' Saying "Not Linked to Any Specific Region"

Mentioned Possibility of Using Strategic Nomination on the 2nd
"Various Comments Arise as It Gets Linked to Interested Figures"

Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party, is adjusting his mask while attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 4th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] On the 4th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, reiterated the policy of strategic nomination for the upcoming June by-elections but cautioned against overinterpreting Ahn Cheol-soo, Chairman of the Presidential Transition Committee’s strategic nomination in Bundang-gap.

After the Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, Lee told reporters, “I clearly said there is a possibility of using strategic nomination in this election, but I am not talking about it in connection with any specific region,” avoiding a direct response regarding Chairman Ahn’s strategic nomination in Bundang-gap. He added, “It seems various comments arise because people keep associating it with figures who attract attention.” Lee had mentioned the possibility of using strategic nomination after the Supreme Council meeting on the 2nd. He recognized the urgency due to the tight schedule for holding primaries and the crisis of insufficient seats amid the forced passage of the ‘complete removal of prosecution’s investigative authority (Geom-su-wan-bak).”

Regarding the theory of drafting Chairman Ahn to Gyeyang-eul, Lee said, “It seems former floor leader Kim Ki-hyun expressed his thoughts, but it does not appear that he consulted with Chairman Ahn or President-elect Yoon Seok-youl,” adding, “I think it was simply a remark made in the context that bigger political figures are encouraged to run in difficult districts.” The previous day, former floor leader Kim said on MBC radio, “People like Chairman Ahn, such figures, would be great if they play a role as great leaders,” and “To expand our party’s support base and broaden the center, it would be wonderful if they run in tough districts and win.”

Lee then criticized former Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, saying, “If he abandons his political hometown and the political base he had elevated, Seongnam Bundang-gu, and runs in Gyeyang-eul as a resident of Su-nae-dong in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, it would be an extremely unusual situation and I think it would be a cautious, self-protective candidacy.”

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