Hong Jun-pyo, a member of the People’s Strength Council, raises his hand and greets supporters during a disbanding ceremony held at the election camp in Yeouido, Seoul on November 8. By Oh Dae-geun
Rep. Hong Jun-pyo of People’s Strength made a statement saying, “I will fight in white clothes” after the news of former emergency committee chairman Kim Jong-in joining the Central Party Election Countermeasures Committee. Having contributed to the conflict arbitration of the predecessors, he said that he would return to his domain and focus on communication with the 2030 generation.
Rep. Hong wrote on the 4th in the youth communication platform ‘Youth’s Dream’ that he created, “I contributed to the completion of the previous election, and this role in the presidential election is over.” In response to the supporters’ related questions, he said, “If (Suk-Yeol Yoon) used me to complete the presidential campaign, that would also be a great maneuver.” answered.
After losing the primary, Rep. Hong was criticized as “not cooperating with regime change” by refusing all contact and meeting requests from Candidate Yoon. Rep. Hong, who met with Yoon on the arrangement of an acquaintance from a former prosecutor on the 2nd, seemed to have softened up a bit, saying that he advised him to close the conflict with Lee Jun-seok and renew his predecessor. seems to have judged
It is also interpreted as drawing a line that he cannot immediately participate in the election committee overseen by former Chairman Kim. The two have had a quarrelsome relationship until recently, having met with a prosecutor and a suspect in the past, and having a nerve war over the issue of Rep. Hong’s return. On that day, he repeated only the replies to supporters who asked to evaluate former Chairman Kim’s joining the predecessors, saying, “I have a cause for the White Army,” and “I feel at ease.”
However, if a conflict between Candidate Yoon, Chairman Lee, and former Chairman Kim reappears or a crisis arises, the role theory of Rep. Hong may be re-emerged at any time during the presidential election. There are still voices calling for the help of Rep. Hong to gain support from the 2030 youth, which is considered a weakness of Candidate Yoon. Rep. Hong is also known to plan to meet with Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, in the near future.
Kang Yubin reporter yubin@hankookilbo.com
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