Kim Jong-in: "Lee Jun-seok's Candidacy for Hwaseong Is His Own Will... Sufficient Chances of Winning"

"Election Results Will Depend on Voter Awareness"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform New Party, stated his candidacy for Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and Kim Jong-in, the party's nomination committee chairman, revealed that it was primarily Lee's own will rather than Kim's recommendation.

On the 5th, Kim appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "Around last Friday, Lee Jun-seok came to me to discuss various matters regarding the electoral district," adding, "When I saw that he was considering choosing Hwaseong, I also said, 'That would be good.'"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the Reform New Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting at the National Assembly on the 28th. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

The Hwaseong district where Lee is running consists of Dongtan 4-dong and Dongtan 6-9-dong. The Reform New Party has identified that over 40% of the voters in this area are under 39 years old, judging it to be the 'youngest electoral district.'

Kim said, "(Lee) has done quite a lot of analysis on the voters in his own way," and added, "Because he thinks it is the most advantageous, and from my perspective, I also believe Lee Jun-seok's judgment is correct, so I said it would be good for him to run in Hwaseong." He further added, "Depending on how Lee Jun-seok leads the election, I believe there is a sufficient possibility of winning."

Regarding rumors that Heo Eun-ah, the Reform New Party’s chief spokesperson, might run in Osan, Gyeonggi Province, Kim said, "Since Lee Jun-seok is running in Hwaseong and Osan is an adjacent district, the talk about Osan seems to have come up," adding, "We discussed with Representative Heo Eun-ah about the most appropriate place, and since Lee Jun-seok, Representative Lee Won-wook are nearby, and Yang Hyang-ja is running in Yongin Gap, it seems they are thinking about forming a group to run the election together."

About the general election outlook, Kim said, "I think voters can sufficiently judge through past experiences whether they view the current political situation normally and whether Korea’s future can be secured under the current political tendencies," and predicted, "The election results of the Reform New Party will be determined by how the voters awaken."

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