Lee Jae-myung: "President Yoon calling Kang Yong-seok to 'not fight with Kim Eun-hye'? ... Impossible"

"An Cheol-soo Won't Help in Gyeonggi Province Governor Election... Surrender to Old Politics"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Lee Jae-myung, the chief election campaign committee chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 16th that the claim that President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol contacted Kang Yong-seok, an independent candidate for Gyeonggi Province governor, to mediate with Kim Eun-hye, the People Power Party candidate, is "an impossible matter."

On the same day, on YTN Radio's 'News King Park Ji-hoon,' Lee said regarding Kang's claim that President Yoon called him, "I find it hard to believe the president would have made such a call," but added, "This is an utterly absurd and outrageous incident that constitutes a serious breach of national protocol, so a thorough investigation must be conducted, and strict accountability should be enforced based on objective facts."

Earlier, Kang mentioned in an interview with Korea Economic Daily on the 12th, "President Yoon and I were classmates at the Judicial Research and Training Institute," and said, "Just last week, I received a mediation call asking why I was attacking Kim Eun-hye instead of fighting Kim Dong-yeon."

While Lee emphasized the need for fact-finding, he also expressed skepticism, saying "I doubt it" and "I think it is unlikely."

The Democratic Party plans to file a complaint with the Gyeonggi Province Election Commission against President Yoon and Kang on charges including violation of the Public Official Election Act related to this issue.

Regarding Ahn Cheol-soo, the People Power Party candidate for the Bundang-gap by-election, Lee said, "I don't think he will be much help in the Gyeonggi Province governor election," adding, "He was once a respected figure, but the source of his political life was new politics, and he has completely surrendered to old politics," and "Someone who has deceived the public for 10 years will not be of any help in the Gyeonggi election."

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