Jeon Won-chaek Calls Ruling Party Nomination Disqualification Rumors "Novice Prank"

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"Looking at the document, even amateurs wouldn't make it like this."

On the 7th, lawyer Jeon Won-chak dismissed the credibility of the so-called 'People Power Party Nomination Disqualified List' in an interview with SBS's Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show. He said it was nothing more than a rumor circulating in political circles. The list predicted that certain figures in the ruling party would not receive nominations, but he questioned the content.

Lawyer Jeon bluntly stated, "It's not true."

In particular, he asserted, "It's a childish prank made by complete novices, and even political reporters with just one or two years of experience would immediately recognize such a document as trash."

Jeon Won-chaek, Special Committee Member for Organizational Strengthening of the Liberty Korea Party, holds a press conference at the National Assembly on October 4, 2018. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

However, Lawyer Jeon expressed concerns about the ruling party's general election prospects. He said, "(In the metropolitan area) there are no candidates. Yet they all seem so complacent. At the Yongsan Presidential Office, although they can't directly intervene, if the people watching are so frustrated, wouldn't someone like lawyer Shin Pyung have proposed a new party theory?"

Lawyer Jeon said, "I think the truly desperate party is the People Power Party rather than the Democratic Party. If you look at the polls right now, despite the Democratic Party carrying all sorts of risks, and even with the money envelope scandal breaking out like this, if the election were held immediately, the party people would vote for is the Democratic Party, which is ahead of the People Power Party."

Lawyer Jeon diagnosed, "Those who wish to stay away from politics, the desk-bound types, greenhouse flowers ? so-called judges, prosecutors, lawyers who peek into politics because they are somewhat comfortable socially ? such people can never win. The people we seek are literally like wildflowers that can stand strong even in the wind and rain, but such people do not exist."

Lawyer Jeon also continued his criticism of Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party. He said, "This time, when the president went on vacation, the party leadership all went on vacation too. But now the Jamboree incident has broken out. So the party has nothing to say. The People Power Party says nothing about the Jamboree event, and suddenly Jeonbuk Province’s Jamboree has turned into a national event used for tourism promotion."

He added, "Watching this quietly, the People Power Party keeps losing points as the ruling party. If the president goes on vacation, the party leadership should stay put. They must be there no matter what. You never know when or how something might break out."

Regarding the speculation that President Yoon Seok-yeol might form a new party, Lawyer Jeon took a cautious stance. He said, "(Out of 115 People Power Party lawmakers) about 30 need to be removed and replaced, but there are no people. Then at least the head of the talent recruitment committee should be smart, but there isn’t even such a person," and questioned, "You can’t form a new party. How could you form a new party in such a situation?"

Lawyer Jeon said, "If the approval rating were over 40%, maybe, but most polls show it below the mid-30s. That’s why they can’t even think about it." He added, "President Yoon basically trusts only those who worked with him in the prosecution; there are almost no people outside. The talent pool is very narrow."

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