Ha Tae-kyung: "Han Dong-hoon-Lee Jun-seok Alliance, Winning Card"

"Handonghun Will Become a Loyalist if He Embraces Yuseungmin and Ijunsuk"

Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, mentioned the alliance between Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon and former party leader Lee Jun-seok, who is rumored to be running in the general election, calling it "our party's winning card."

In an interview on SBS Radio's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' on the 21st, Rep. Ha said, "Our party can win the general election if the Lee Jun-seok-Han Dong-hoon alliance is formed," adding, "Former leader Lee Jun-seok has strong support among men in their 20s and 30s, while Minister Han Dong-hoon has support from women in their 20s and 30s and traditional conservatives rather than men."

Ha Tae-kyung, member of the People Power Party. [Image source=Yonhap News]

He said, "Can Minister Han Dong-hoon boldly offer reformist and harsh criticism to President Yoon Seok-youl? I believe he can," and evaluated, "The closer he is to the president and the better he understands the president's mind, the better he can deliver harsh criticism. Minister Han knows well when and how to do it."

He continued, "Looking at his activities as a minister so far, he has not made major mistakes. This is an important virtue as a leader, and if he can bring a plus alpha here and show leadership that can embrace both Lee Jun-seok and Yoo Seung-min in the process, Minister Han will become the greatest loyalist to President Yoon."

Regarding former leader Lee's positive evaluation of Minister Han, he interpreted, "(Lee) is a professional politician, so he makes cold, rational judgments. He does not make emotional judgments about Minister Han but makes very cool and objective assessments."

On Lee's hint at founding a new party, he said, "Founding a new party is not (Lee's) goal. He would not want to be the cause of conservative division," adding, "His goal is to restore his honor and properly find a role befitting him within the party, and various obstacles that have blocked him are being removed. For example, the so-called Yoon core faction has practically been dismantled."

He added, "The last remaining thing is to work with President Yoon," saying, "If President Yoon fails to secure a majority in the general election, the government will be in serious trouble. It will become a lame-duck government, so although conservatives criticize this a lot, the message is that we have to go together with former leader Lee."

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