Ahn Cheol-soo: "Once the regime change is complete, just being the gatekeeper for the ruling party is enough"

"Running for Party Leader Election to Complete Regime Change"

Ahn Cheol-soo, a member of the National Assembly running for the party leader election at the People Power Party's March 8 convention, stated, "There is only one reason I am running: to complete the regime change through victory in the general election."

On the morning of the 26th, Ahn said on Facebook, "There is no other reason." He added, "The reason I promised to step down as party leader after the general election victory is because I have no intention whatsoever of using the leadership position as a stepping stone for my personal political gain," emphasizing, "If the regime change is completed, I am willing to just be the gatekeeper of the People Power Party."

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Regarding the party convention, he said, "This is a battle between candidates who believe the president's wishes are important and those who believe public sentiment is more important," and stated, "The leader should not be one who follows the president's will, but one who can convey the public's sentiment to the president."

He expressed concern, saying, "A leader who only follows the presidential office's wishes cannot prevent division caused by the nomination turmoil," and warned, "Those who fear difficult constituencies and only seek safe districts will carry out nomination massacres to take the positions of those who contributed to the regime change."

Ahn asserted, "If preventing the nomination turmoil is a necessary condition for victory, gaining support from centrists and the 2030 generation is a sufficient condition," and confidently stated, "That is something Ahn Cheol-soo can do best." He then emphasized himself as the "right person for general election victory."

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