So Su-jin "Phone Call with Park Yong-jin... Will Discuss Cooperation Plans Soon"

"'Babomilal' Remark, Apology for Immature Political Language"

Jo Su-jin, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate for Seoul Gangbuk-eul, stated that she plans to meet with Representative Park Yong-jin soon to discuss future cooperation plans.

On the 20th, Jo appeared on MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' and said, "After the primary results were announced, Representative Park called me first," adding, "I expressed my gratitude and we plan to discuss ways to cooperate and work together." The day before, in the strategic primary for Seoul Gangbuk-eul, Jo won while Representative Park Yong-jin was defeated. Aware of criticism calling it 'Park Yong-jin killing,' Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung unusually disclosed the vote percentages directly.

Regarding this, Jo said, "As a female newcomer, I received a 25% bonus while Representative Park Yong-jin was subject to a 30% deduction, which sparked controversy over the bonus and deduction," adding, "I think what Lee intended to clarify was that despite the reports saying Representative Park failed to overcome that barrier, the truth is that even without the bonus or deduction, candidate Jo Su-jin scored 69.93%."

On the afternoon of the 18th, Park Yong-jin, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who will face lawyer Jo Su-jin in the party primary for Seoul Gangbuk, held a press conference at the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Council to appeal for support. Photo by Yonhap News

Regarding her remark to Representative Park, "If you are going to become a fool anyway, you should dedicate yourself as a seed that rots away to become the foundation of the general election," Jo explained, "It was meant as an invitation to dedicate ourselves together," and apologized, saying, "I have only been a professional politician for five days, so my political language is immature."

On the controversy over her history of defending sex offenders, she said, "As a lawyer, I defended based on the law in accordance with professional ethics," but added, "I realized that the standards the public expects from public officials are different, so I thought I need to learn more in that regard."

Regarding the controversy over Yang Moon-seok, the Democratic Party candidate for Gyeonggi Ansan-si Gap, who disparaged the late President Roh Moo-hyun, she stated, "Since he has already passed the primary, that is also the will of party members and the public." She added, "The Roh Moo-hyun Foundation has been closely monitoring the phenomenon of especially young people in their 20s and 30s disparaging and mocking President Roh on the internet," and said, "In that context, Yang Moon-seok's remarks became problematic, he apologized and paid respects, but we need to continue watching what attitude he shows going forward."

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