Presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol answers questions from reporters as he enters a restaurant in Yeouido, Seoul on the 23rd for a luncheon with candidates who participated in the party’s presidential primary race. Parliamentary photojournalists
Broadcaster Kim Je-dong and former lawmaker Kim Kyung-jin, who served as special advisor for external cooperation at the Yun Seok-yeol camp, fought over remarks related to presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol’s condolences to former President Chun Doo-hwan. Candidate Yoon said, “I should not go” to the ex-president’s condolences, but decided not to go.
Kim Je-dong criticized, “There is no clear position on issues related to condolences or apologies.” Former Rep. Kim responded, “Candidate Yoon has a clear position on both issues.”
On the 24th, Kim Je-dong appeared as a pinch hitter on YTN Radio’s ‘New Morning of the Beginning of Hwang Bo-seon’ and said, “It’s a bit vague to say that candidate Yoon ‘(ex-president) is dead and he’s in mourning, so it’s not appropriate to talk about politics’. A lot of talk is coming out now because they said, ‘Shouldn’t you go to the funeral?’ and then changed to not going.”
Broadcaster Kim Je-dong. yunhap news
Kim Je-dong continued, “If that’s the case, I think that as Candidate Yoon, if you don’t get your clear opinion delivered, you might feel unfair.” This is not delivered. What do you think?” he asked.
Former Rep. Kim said, “In relation to the May 18 (Gwangju) democratization movement, (Candidate Yoon), the blood of Gwangju blossomed the Korean democracy. I would like to say once again that I have such a clear perception.”
Kim Kyung-jin, former member of the National Assembly. yunhap news
Former Rep. Kim said, “Candidate Yoon’s view of Chun Doo-hwan and of the May 18 Democratization Movement is very clear. I think he got inquiries from reporters, but at the moment he couldn’t express his intentions clearly, so I’ll look at the preparation schedule, etc.
He explained, “After discussing with several candidates who were running for the presidential election, including Rep. Ha Tae-kyung the day before, I made a clear decision not to go because it was right not to go, and I spoke to the reporters.”
However, Kim Je-dong said, “If you listen to what you said now, your position was consistently clear, but if you have such a clear position after becoming a candidate, is there a problem in the delivery process? Or (Chun Doo-hwan) said, ‘I was good at politics’.”
“Ex-Chairman Kim Jong-in, because he has a very flirtatious personality…”
Former People’s Power Emergency Response Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in answers questions from reporters as he enters the Jongno-gu office in Seoul on the afternoon of the 23rd. News 1
Regarding Candidate Yoon’s recent expression of ‘the yangban…’ for former chairman of the People’s Power Emergency Response Committee, Kim Jong-in, Kim Je-dong said, “Usually the term yangban is not a bad expression, but if you start like this, ‘no, this yangban’ becomes a fight. Isn’t it?” he said, leaving room for interpretation.
Former Rep. Kim said about former Chairman Kim Jong-in, “There is a certain political status he has.” He said, “He has held the general leadership role several times on major political paths, crossing between conservative and progressive parties, and at the time he belonged to the political party. He said, “There is a tendency to win big elections such as the presidential election, so there are parts that read the people’s feelings well and are evaluated as having excellent leadership ability in elections and political parties,” he said.
He continued, “However, since former Chairman Kim’s personality is very sloppy in our Korean language, there seems to be some parts where it was a little difficult for everyone to serve him and uphold his will.” I think you should take a look at it,” he explained.
Kim said, “Anyway, the camp aides at the time of Candidate Yoon’s last preliminary candidate, as well as Candidate Yun himself, are still hoping that Chairman Kim will join us soon and lead the election together. “He said.
Kang Eun-young reporter kiss@hankookilbo.com
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