Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung, the ruling Democratic Party's presidential candidate, said today (12th), "How will you take responsibility for what happened before you got married?"



Governor Lee said in a radio interview today, "Of course, the candidate's family and spouse should also (verify). However, the story of a time when there was no relationship before marriage is an area where the candidate cannot be held responsible."



He explained, "It doesn't mean that we want to remove verification because we are a spouse, and that we shouldn't be held responsible for things we can't take responsibility for."



Kim is under intense attack by her passport over allegations of plagiarism of her doctoral thesis before marriage and of having worked in an entertainment company under the name of 'Julie' in the past.



In response to the question of the moderator, "How do you accept Kim Bu-seon raising her voice every day," the governor said, "You can judge that by objective facts."



When the moderator pointed out that 'there is no way to access objective facts,' the governor replied, "There are all methods. It used to be all."



In response to the additional question 'Do you think it was replaced by going to the hospital to be tested?', the governor said with a smile, "Stop it now."



Regarding the election strategy, he said, "In the finals, internal solidarity must be strong, and we must advance to the moderate/conservative field to win if we exceed 50%," he said. (In the intra-party primary) I shouldn't attack too hard. It's boxing with hands and feet tied."



Regarding what Governor Lee Nak-yeon said at the Candidate Camp Lee Nak-yeon, "Both are correct," said Governor Lee. "There are doubts among the supporters as to whether the next government will succeed the Moon Jae-in government or the 1st Lee Jae-myung government if he is elected. I did.



"Isn't it natural to create a new government by inheriting the merits, correcting the mistakes, and adding the necessary things?"



When asked about what the Moon Jae-in administration should abandon, he said, "For example, the real estate problem," and cited "resistance from bureaucrats" as the biggest failure factor.



Regarding the basic income controversy, using the analogy of a soy sauce crab restaurant, he said, "Someone attacks that house because there is no rice and only soy sauce crab, but from my point of view, rice is more important and soy sauce crab is one of the side dishes. It is the most essential side dish." I did.



The key promise is 'recovery of growth', and one of the means for this is a basic income.



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