Lee Jun-seok: "I Want to Create a Model for Breaking Through Tough Districts by Winning Nowon-byeong"

"Running for Daegu? I've Never Considered It"

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok revealed that he is preparing to run for the Seoul Nowon-byeong district in next year's general election. He denied rumors suggesting he would run in Daegu.

On the 11th, Lee appeared on Channel A's 'Political Signal' and said, "I want to be elected in Nowon-byeong and create a breakthrough model for difficult constituencies, as I have mentioned."

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok is answering questions from the press before a special lecture invited by the Department of Law at Incheon National University, held at the Welfare Center Small Theater of Incheon National University in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on the afternoon of the 7th. 2023.9.7 [Photo by Yonhap News]

Regarding his recent visit to Daegu and his statement, "If I were to compete in Daegu, I would choose to face the worst candidate," he explained, "some media outlets tried to sow discord between me and Representative Kang Dae-sik of Daegu Dong-gu, who is a close acquaintance of mine." He added, "I have no intention of going to Daegu, and even if I did, would I go to see my close friend Kang Dae-sik? If I were to go, it would be to face the person I dislike the most. That’s what I meant."

Regarding the possibility of leaving the party or forming a new party, he drew a clear line, saying, "If you say the possibility is zero, it’s not exactly zero, but if you ask whether I have ever thought about it even once, the answer is never."

On the ruling party's 'capital region crisis theory' and the calls to "create momentum through young politicians," he said, "Just because someone is young doesn’t mean they are preferred for being young." He added, "For example, I would like to experiment by letting Jang Ye-chan and Kim Byung-min, Supreme Council members, walk around the Hongdae area saying, 'I am Jang Ye-chan,' and 'I am Kim Byung-min.' Then we can see what kind of reaction they get. We can judge based on that reaction."

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