Lee Jun-seok: "People Who Took Away the Simple Dream of Nowon-byeong National Assembly Member... Didn't Even Respond to SOS"

As internal polls showed that the People Power Party is trailing in Seoul compared to the 2020 general election, former party leader Lee Jun-seok raised his voice, saying, "I also received an SOS (call for help), but I will not accept it."

On the 8th, on BBS's 'Jeon Young-shin's Morning Journal,' Lee said, "It is proper not to disclose proposals I originally declined. (There was an) SOS proposal," adding this.

Former People Power Party leader Lee Jun-seok. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

With media reports revealing that, according to the People Power Party's own analysis, only 6 out of 49 seats in Seoul are in favorable districts, Lee stated that although he received an SOS proposal, he would not accept it. He said, "Who are the people that took away my humble dream of becoming a member of the National Assembly by winning in Nowon-byeong? And can that dream be restored?" he targeted the party leadership and the presidential office.

He said, "Just a year ago, we had created a landslide victory of 12:5 in the local elections, but they came up with absurd logic like 'because of Lee Jun-seok, what should have been a big win turned into a small loss,' and now they act as if they are doing well. After turning everything into a complete mess, do they now need a cleanup pitcher for a lost cause?" He added, "Are they cleanup cheerleaders for a lost cause? Why should I do that?"

When asked about the position of the Public Official Recommendation Committee Chairperson, he said, "The chairperson of the Public Official Recommendation Committee does not operate independently, and the election atmosphere is not so good that talents are flooding in, allowing for the happy situation of choosing among them," adding, "they have completely ruined the stage."

He mentioned that he is accepting applications for hopeful candidates for his new party's constituencies via Google Forms, and the number has exceeded 1,000 per week. He said, "It seems that over 1,100 people have applied," and "from a brief review, about 1/10 to 1/20 of those who recommended themselves are very excellent candidates who would not be out of place running immediately. Overall, I think about 40 to 50 people can be secured from this list."

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