In Yohan: "Lee Jun-seok, Politics Is My Senior... Please Meet and Teach Me a Lesson"

"I Lee Jun-seok's Heart Is Very Twisted and Hurt"
"Yoo Seung-min Is a Good Person"
"Yoon-Lee Jae-myung National Assembly Meeting, That's the Start"

In Yohan, the Innovation Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, once again requested a face-to-face meeting with former leader Lee Jun-seok, who had refused his previous request, saying, "Please meet me and teach me a lesson in politics."

On the 3rd, Chairman In said on SBS's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show,' "Former leader Lee is much younger than me in age, but in politics, he is my senior," expressing this sentiment.

Professor In Yo-han of Yonsei University College of Medicine, appointed as the Innovation Committee Chair of the People Power Party, is answering questions from reporters after meeting with key party officials at the People Power Party Central Office in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 23rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Earlier, Chairman In requested a face-to-face meeting with former leader Lee, but Lee raised his voice on CBS radio, saying, "Trying to do homework without being sure of the qualifications," and added, "Forcing reconciliation now is secondary harm."

In response, Chairman In said, "There is nothing else. Whether it is public or private, the story is the same. He went through a lot when creating the previous stage of the People Power Party, so he must have an attachment to the party," adding, "Please help me. Help me, meet me, and not just once but several times to teach me a lesson. That's what I want to ask."

Regarding former leader Lee's repeated refusals to meet, he said, "His heart is very twisted. He has been hurt a lot," and added, "I somewhat understand it myself because when I came in, I was attacked in the political arena for ridiculous reasons."

Previously, the People Power Party carried out a 'general amnesty' lifting the disciplinary actions against former leader Lee and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo, but Mayor Hong was furious, calling it "Gwahajiyok (跨下之辱, the humiliation of crawling under the crotch)," and former leader Lee also responded coldly, saying, "I have nothing to say."

Regarding this, Chairman In said, "Mayor Hong often says things that don't quite fit, but he also makes accurate points. It's true that amnesty is not done by a legal institution, so why do it?" and explained, "But the terminology used by our Mayor (Hong) is not appropriate. That's why he used it, and in fact, the party is commending them."

Chairman In recently also met with former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min and had a conversation. He said, "We met privately, and I threw away all my prejudices about him," adding, "He is a gentleman, well-mannered, drove himself here. He is a good person."

He revealed that he discussed 'party changes' with former lawmaker Yoo. Chairman In said, "What changes would be good? It's the same as what we have advocated. There are communication issues, image issues, and stance issues," and added, "It seems too stubborn and biased in the direction it's going." He also added, "It would be good to meet a lot with the opposition party, including the party leader and everyone," indicating that communication with the opposition was also discussed.

Last month, President Yoon Seok-yeol, who visited the National Assembly for the state of the nation address, met with Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, during a pre-discussion meeting, but the opposition responded that it was a 'simple meeting far from communication.' However, Chairman In said, "(The president and the opposition leader) met the day before yesterday," and added, "That is the beginning," presenting a positive outlook.

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