Hong Junpyo Dismisses Democratic Party's 'Illegal Opinion Poll Allegations' as "Fabrication"

"Democratic Party Must Stop Political Maneuvering
and Answer Questions About Lee"

Hong Junpyo, former mayor of Daegu and a preliminary presidential candidate for the People Power Party, dismissed the allegations of an 'illegal opinion poll' raised by the Democratic Party of Korea on April 21, calling them a fabrication.

Lee Seongbae, spokesperson for the Hong Junpyo election campaign committee of the People Power Party, issued a statement on the same day, criticizing, "The Democratic Party carried Kang Hyekyung and Kim Taeyeol on a flower palanquin as so-called whistleblowers, bringing them into the heart of the National Assembly to stage a sham operation of lies."

On April 20, 2025, at the ASSA Art Hall in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Hong Junpyo, candidate of Group B, is speaking at the first round group debate of the People Power Party's 21st presidential candidate primary election. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers Group

The spokesperson pointed out, "After clinging to Myung Taegyun and begging him every other day at Changwon Prison, now that nothing has come out of it, is it Kang Hyekyung and Kim Taeyeol next?" He continued, "Kang Hyekyung and Kim Taeyeol, whom Myung Taegyun publicly warned not to lie, are being called whistleblowers by the Democratic Party?"

The spokesperson added, "Hwanggeum phone and even the computer hard disk have already been secured by the investigative authorities," and stated, "If there are any suspicions, they will be revealed through investigation."

He further emphasized, "The Democratic Party must immediately stop its political maneuvering to cover up lies with more lies and should first answer the public's questions regarding candidate Lee Jaemyung."

On the same day, the Democratic Party raised allegations that, ahead of the 8th nationwide simultaneous local elections in 2022, the Hong Junpyo camp illegally obtained the list of responsible party members of the People Power Party and used it to conduct an illegal opinion poll, which led to their victory in the primary.

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