Looks like he threw the final score before the end of the primary
Former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, who was on the defensive, threw the final score ahead of the end of the presidential election (10th). The candidate himself as well as key members of the camp mobilized in response to the ‘suspicion of preferential treatment for Daejang-dong development’ surrounding rival Lee Jae-myung, governor of Gyeonggi Province, and actively raising the ‘Lee Jae-myung responsibility theory’. The expression ‘Lee Jae-myung Gate’, the frame of the opposition, also appeared. At first, he was passive about the Daejang-dong offensive for fear of a negative headwind, but there is an interpretation that he pulled out the last card as the primary was over in four days.
In a Facebook post on the 6th, former CEO Lee said, “Investigation into the Daejang-dong case should not be idle.” “If the investigation of the truth is insufficient or delayed, Korean politics, including the ruling and opposition parties, and the future of the country may fall into great chaos.” . The previous day, during the TV debate of the presidential candidates, he repeatedly aimed at this governor after setting a sharp edge, saying, “The people’s anger and sense of loss have increased, and a large part of them is directed toward the Democratic Party.”
Rep. Seol-hoon, former head of the presidential campaign campaign committee, also said, “Even Samcheok-dongsa knows that he is an aide and henchman among the governor’s aides,” targeting former Seongnam Urban Development Corporation’s planning director Yoo Dong-gyu, who was recently arrested on the same day. In addition, “About half of the people perceive the Daejang-dong incident as a gate for Lee Jae-myung” and “The governor, who was the last person in charge, should explain and actively cooperate with the investigation.” Rep. Kim Jong-min, chairman of the camp’s political reform vision, also pointed out in an interview with KBS Radio, “(The governor) said that it was a criminal act, but it turned out to be a corruption project worth hundreds of billions of won.
Originally, former CEO Lee hesitated to attack Daejang-dong, conscious of the controversy over ‘internal firearms’. He joined the attack without a ‘smoking gun’ to prove the link between the governor and the allegations, but it was judged that only the headwind of ‘the people’s power spokesman’ could be met. Even after the arrest of former general manager Yoo on the 3rd, the camp did not make any comments criticizing the governor. It is reported that some camp officials were reluctant even when Jung Un-hyeon, head of the camp public affairs department, raised the theory of responsibility, saying, “How will this governor be held accountable?” For this reason, the fact that former CEO Lee and the camp officials came to the fore and switched to the strong attack mode on this day is interpreted as a completely changed strategy at the camp level.
Of course, there are still critical views within the passport. Former Justice Minister Choo Mi-ae appeared in an interview with YTN Radio on the same day and pointed out, “We must refrain from sniping (the governor) with the logic of the opposition party in our forum because Jill brings up other issues.” Broadcaster Kim Eo-jun also mentioned the ‘uneasy candidate theory’, the logic of former CEO Lee attacking the governor, on his TBS radio broadcast that day, saying, “Usually, even extremely rational and rational people go crazy to a certain extent during the election period.” did. This is quite a sarcastic remark of the former president.
Park Jun-seok reporter pjs@hankookilbo.com
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