Park Ji-won "Cheon Ha-ram Final Round Upset Expected... Arrest Motion Rejected"

"Democratic Party, DNA United in Resistance Against Oppression"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Former National Intelligence Service Director Park Ji-won predicted that candidate Cheon Ha-ram, who is part of the 'Lee Jun-seok faction,' will create a sensation by advancing to the runoff in the ruling party's leadership election. He also stated that the arrest motion related to Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, will be "100% rejected."

On the 17th, former Director Park said on YTN's 'News King Park Ji-hoon' program, "Based on the current poll results, I believe there will be a sensation with candidate Cheon advancing to the runoff. That is how I see it."

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Former Director Park highly evaluates young politicians of the People Power Party such as former leader Lee Jun-seok and candidate Cheon. Recently, through social networking services (SNS), he even asked, "Why are there no Lee Jun-seok or Cheon Ha-ram in the Democratic Party?"

He said, "Looking at the runoff, it seems to be Kim Ki-hyun and Ahn Cheol-soo based on the polls, but candidate Ahn is currently under heavy attack with accusations like 'color politics' and being labeled as 'Democratic Party,' so he is cornered, so I don't know." He added, "Isn't candidate Cheon a rising candidate? Kim Ki-hyun and Cheon Ha-ram is a hopeful scenario, and if a big upset happens, it would be Ahn Cheol-soo and Cheon Ha-ram."

Regarding the arrest motion against leader Lee, he viewed the possibility of rejection as high. Earlier, Representative Ahn Min-seok predicted on YTN radio that "about five members will defect," but former Director Park said, "It is not good to say such things. If five-term Representative Ahn Min-seok says 'five will defect,' that is already internal division."

If the People Power Party, Justice Party, and Transition Korea vote in favor of the arrest motion, it will pass if only 28 members defect from the Democratic Party. In response, former Director Park said, "They will not defect," adding, "The Democratic Party traditionally has the DNA to unite and fight against oppression."

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