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Kim Ki-hyun “An, reveal the union’s position in favor of the press… If you avoid it, I will ask you to resign.”

Rep. Kim Ki-hyun (left) and Rep. Cheol-soo Ahn, candidates for the People’s Power Party, take commemorative photos at the Dongdaemun-gu AB Joint Party Membership Meeting held at the Dongdaemun Office Auditorium- gu on the 5th. /news1

Candidate Ki-hyun Kim, who ran for the party representative election for the National People Power Convention 3/8, said on Facebook on the 6th, “Can Candidate Chul-soo Ahn, who supports the ‘Media Union ‘, the anti-Korea headquarters reported, deserves to be a representative of the People’s Power party?” he said

Previously, the National Solidarity for Fair Press issued a statement demanding the resignation of Candidate Ahn, saying that he had supported the National Press Trade Union in favor of the opposition party. Then, Candidate Kim asked Candidate Ahn to express his position on his past activities.

Candidate Kim said, “Candidate Ahn visited the KBS labor union in 2017 and supported the illegal strike demanding the resignation of management, and responded to the media union’s request for ‘support for the strike’ by saying, ‘I will do what can i in the National Assembly In March 2012, he expressed his intention to support an illegal strike to the headquarters of the MBC press union, which opposes President Kim Jae-cheol. Afterwards, they demanded the dismissal of President Kim Jae-cheol and expressed their support by visiting the headquarters of the MBC press union one after another, which was on an illegal strike. “

Candidate Kim continued, “Candidate Cheol-soo Ahn’s pro-press union activities must be explained,” and “because it is an issue directly related to his identity.”

He said, “If you want to become a representative of the ‘people power’ party, which upholds the founding and history of the Republic of Korea, and has liberal democracy as its basic ideology, Candidate Cheol-soo Ahn must clearly explain . his position on the media union.” If he hesitates or continues to avoid it, it is revealed that we have no choice but to demand the resignation of Candidate Chul-soo Ahn from the party convention.”

Regarding the conflict between Candidate Ahn and the presidential office in a meeting with reporters that day, Candidate Kim said, “They said they would help the president, but instead, it is the behavior that burdens the president and weakens the power of the president, which hinders the power of the affairs of the state, more hopefully there is not.” He continued, “I have never been Yun Shim-pal or Yun-sim’s candidate.” Please refrain from such words and actions.”

Regarding the meeting with former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won in Gangneung the day before, he said, “We talked a lot and always maintained a friendly and comradely relationship, so I think he is a companion who can lead a relationship so fellow well in the future.” People who share the same roots have a foundation that can overcome any controversy even if there is controversy.”