Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Ki-hyun Continue 'KTX Station Area' Dispute... "Difficult for General Election" VS "Fake News"

Ahn Cheol-soo "Must Properly Explain for Himself and Our Party"
Kim Ki-hyun "Childish... Not the Image of Someone Dreaming of the Presidency"

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] On the 19th, Ahn Cheol-soo and Kim Ki-hyun continued their dispute over Kim Ki-hyun, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, and the 'Ulsan KTX Station Area Real Estate Suspicion' managed by CMS.

On the same day, after the 2nd party innovation plan announcement held at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in the morning, Ahn met with reporters and was asked, "Do you think Kim Ki-hyun's explanation of the Ulsan KTX station area real estate suspicion is insufficient?" He said, "If he does not completely clear this up and become the party leader, the Democratic Party of Korea will focus their attacks and bite hard, making it difficult for us to win the general election next year."

On the morning of the 7th, candidates Kim Ki-hyun and Ahn Cheol-soo are seated at the People Power Party's 3rd party convention candidate vision presentation held at a broadcasting studio in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. (Photo by Yonhap News)

Then Ahn said, "Actually, I didn't know about that issue, but it came out because Hwang Kyo-ahn mentioned it during the debate," and explained, "Currently, the Democratic Party is attacking with another issue besides that."

He added, "I am probably the one among the four candidates who knows the Democratic Party best. I know very well how persistent their tactics are," emphasizing, "This means he should properly explain for himself and our party to prevent the Democratic Party from biting and making it difficult to win the general election."

On the other hand, Kim refuted it as 'fake news.' Appearing on TV Chosun's 'News Scene' on the same day, Kim said, "This is clear fake news. It has already been verified and confirmed," and criticized, "Despite that, seeing the continuous black propaganda, I think (Ahn) has the DNA of the Democratic Party. Or he is very skillful at covering up by blaming others with an 'if not, then so' attitude."

Kim also criticized, "As the defeat becomes more apparent and he is cornered, he must be anxious and frustrated, but if he uses extreme measures, it is not the behavior of someone dreaming of the presidency and is very childish."

Along with this, Kim said, "Former President Moon Jae-in probably wanted to eliminate Kim Ki-hyun as number one. They conducted all kinds of fabricated investigations and applied for warrants thirty-nine times. The issues I just mentioned were all included in the attacks against me at that time," and countered, "When I ran for Ulsan mayor five years ago, Ulsan MBC made a 40-minute accusation program, and the Democratic Party launched a large-scale press conference demanding an investigation. The Democratic Party's city council even formed a special committee to investigate everything, but the results showed no charges at all."

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