Lee Cheon-soo, a former national team soccer player who helped People Power Party candidate Won Hee-ryong’s campaign in Gyeyang, Incheon, in the April 10 general election, was even seen cheering candidate Won’s defeat, and Won’s supporters continued to cheer him on.
On the morning of the 12th, in front of the ticket office of Imhak Station on Incheon Subway Line 1, former candidates Won and Mr. Lee gave “failure greetings” to citizens on their way to work.
Candidate Won said, “Thank you” through his YouTube channel “Won Hee-ryong TV.” A video was released saluting the election loss with the headline: “We will always be together.” In the video, former candidate Won held up a “Thank You” sign to Mr. Lee, bowed his head to thank him, and shook hands with citizens.
Previously, Mr. Lee campaigned with Candidate Won after accepting the position of Chairman of Candidate Won’s Sponsorship Committee on the 22nd of last month. Meanwhile, Mr. Lee was subjected to several personal attacks from citizens with different political leanings, and also became the subject of gossip for arguing with a citizen during an election rally.
Finally, Mr. Lee expressed his difficult feelings at the campaign site on the 4th, showing tears and saying, “My family is going through a difficult time right now because my opponents threaten me so much when I pick up the microphone , but I will not give up and will continue to the end.”
Meanwhile, former candidate Won ran in the Incheon Gyeyang constituency and received 40,616 votes (45.45%), losing to Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myeong, who received 48,365 votes (54.12 %), with a margin of 7,749 votes (8.67%).
Song Chi-hoon, Donga.com reporter sch53@donga.com
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