Lee Jun-seok "Considering Running in Yeongnam... May Break Through Gwangju with a Conservative New Party"

"In Yohan, Contacted Father? He Says He Has Never Received Any"

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok, who is reportedly pushing for the formation of a new party, has opened up the possibility of running in the Yeongnam region and even challenging Gwangju as a conservative new party.

On the 9th, on KBS's 'Choe Kang Sisa,' Lee said, "If the new party receives enough support and many people run in Yeongnam so that we can try together, I might take on a more difficult challenge. For example, as a conservative new party, we could break through not only Daegu but also Gwangju, and there are various possibilities."

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The day before, in an interview on the YouTube channel 'Detox,' he hinted at running in the Yeongnam region, saying, "(Yeongnam politicians) should not be left to do politics comfortably." On the same day, when asked about this on the radio, he said, "The party needs to gather the consensus of its members to make such strategic decisions, so I cannot make a definitive statement, but I think we need to consider running in Yeongnam. If a new party is formed, the most difficult task would be to break the stronghold of the established parties, so naturally, running in Yeongnam is also being considered."

He indicated late next month as the time for a decision. When asked by the host, "How much have you leaned toward forming a new party?" Lee replied, "Shouldn't we prepare now so that if there is no change in the party by a certain deadline, we can take other actions anytime? Since the election is in April, the party needs about 100 days from April to change, so if that deadline is passed, by the end of December, I will have no choice but to take other actions."

Lee also revealed that he is in contact with non-Myeong (非明) faction figures, but Democratic Party lawmakers, including Woo Sang-ho, seem skeptical, saying they are not in contact except with Lee Sang-min. Regarding this, Lee said, "Someone like Rep. Woo, as a senior member, is taking the lead to prevent any defection by saying strongly that such people do not exist. No matter how much the media tries to contact individual lawmakers and ask if it’s true, the lawmakers would not confirm or deny it. Such talk is meaningless in the current situation, and I am not lying when I say we are communicating."

When asked by the host if his interaction with Innovation Committee Chairman In Yo-han, who has reached out to him, is too cold?such as communicating in English?Lee responded, "For example, I am someone who has been a victim of school violence, and suddenly someone who is not the perpetrator but a representative of the perpetrator’s side comes and says everything is fine. What is that? If forced reconciliation or forced cover-up like this is possible, then among celebrities, who could not cover up a school violence incident?"

Chairman In stated on a broadcast that he even contacted Lee’s father to reach out to Lee. In response, Lee said, "First, why would he want to meet or contact my father? Second, my father was surprised to hear that and said he never received any contact. How can someone say they want to meet a person and even lie like this to try to meet?"

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