Park Yong-jin: "Lee Jae-myung Must Personally Explain Self-Nomination... This Is Not Something to Brush Off"

Park Yong-jin "Lee Jae-myung must directly clarify the 'self-nomination' suspicion in Gyeyang-eul"

Park Yong-jin, Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who is running for party leadership, said that Lee Jae-myung, who has been embroiled in a ‘self-nomination’ controversy, “needs to clarify the matter personally.”

On the 26th, in an interview with KBS Radio’s ‘Choi Kyung-young’s Strongest Current Affairs,’ Park said, “If Lee Jae-myung lied and played a double game for his own candidacy, it will be difficult for him to maintain trust as the party leader.”

Park emphasized, “This is not something to be swept under the rug,” adding, “Regarding such a humiliating and shameful issue, if it is not true, he must clearly state that it is not true. It is necessary for him to clarify this personally, not through his close aides.”

He said, “If he uses various networks and power for his own nomination, incumbent lawmakers and regional committee heads who deserve to be nominated naturally become uneasy,” and criticized, “Wouldn’t this lead to repeated arbitrary nominations at the party leader’s discretion?”

He criticized, “The term ‘nomination massacre’ is rampant, and isn’t such a thing really happening? Won’t those who supported other candidates suffer disadvantages? If such anxieties exist within the party, can there be unity?”

Park added, “Lee Jae-myung said he came out reluctantly due to the party’s request, but now that there are claims that it was done under pressure, he needs to clarify the matter cleanly.”

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