Lee Jun-seok: "Ruling Party's Hopeful Delusions in Gangseo District Mayor Election Are Deep"

KBS 'Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs' Interview
"Well-known Kim Tae-woo Cannot 'Lose Well and Fight Well'"

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok commented on the Seoul Gangseo District mayoral by-election scheduled for October 11, saying, "There are talks that if we lose by a 5% margin (from the ruling party), it would be 'jyeotjalsa' (lost but fought well), but if there is a 5% difference in the general election, the Seoul general election will not be easy."

In an interview on October 25 with KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strong Current Affairs,' Lee said, "Even with a high voter turnout among the elderly and the overwhelming recognition of Kim Tae-woo (People Power Party) candidate, the fact that the regime judgment theory is strong means that (the People Power Party) has too much hope circuitry."

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

He pointed out, "The only way to refute the current 'capital region crisis theory' is to spread the idea that (in next year's general election) about 20 seats will be won in the Seoul area, but if we lose by a 5% margin in Gangseo, there is almost no way to gain 20 seats in the Seoul general election."

However, Lee also said, "The Democratic Party's election strategy seems a bit strange," and pointed out, "Candidate Jin Gyo-hoon is a former police commissioner and it wouldn't be strange for him to run for the National Assembly, but nominating him strategically for the Gangseo District mayor position is somewhat odd."

He added, "I wonder if Representative Lee Jae-myung needed to push so hard," and said, "In fact, Representative Lee might end up in a situation where he cannot command directly, and if that happens, it becomes a situation where he is responsible for something he cannot control. This is probably a concern for the Democratic Party as well."

Regarding the possibility of Lee running in Jeju in next year's general election, Lee said, "I have never thought about it," reaffirming his intention to run in Nowon District, Seoul.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.