[Yoon's 100-Day Press Conference] On Question About 'Lee Jun-seok's Criticism'... Yoon: "Focused on Livelihood and Safety, Couldn't Address the Remarks"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] On the 17th, marking President Yoon Seok-yeol's 100th day in office, he stated regarding former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok's remarks, "As the president, I have been focused on stabilizing people's livelihoods and ensuring public safety, so I haven't had the opportunity to properly keep track of what other politicians have said politically."

At his first press conference held that day in the briefing room of the Yongsan Presidential Office, President Yoon responded to the question, "Leader Lee has recently made several criticisms directly targeting President Yoon. If such infighting continues within the ruling party, it seems it will place a considerable burden on the administration of state affairs."

President Yoon's response appears to be an attempt to refrain from commenting on former leader Lee while also avoiding mention of the 'internal criticism' text message controversy exchanged with People Power Party floor leader Kwon Seong-dong.

He added, "Also, I hope people consider that from the election campaign last year until now, I have never made any comments or expressed my position regarding the political remarks of other politicians."

Earlier, on the 13th, former leader Lee held a press conference at the National Assembly, claiming, "If the message the president sent to the floor leader is receiving public finger-pointing, that is not a crisis of the party but a crisis of the president's leadership."

Moreover, former leader Lee mentioned that President Yoon referred to him (former leader Lee) as "this saex" and "that saex" to People Power Party lawmakers.

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