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Conflict continues over the debate in Power of the People. Whether to proceed with the debate is expected to be decided today (the 14th) or tomorrow.
Correspondent Kim Soo-young.
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Lee Jun-seok, who had a nervous battle with former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol over attending the debate, left room for compromise yesterday, saying, "We are gathering the opinions of the top committee, including switching to the presentation method."
However, there are still many prospects that the weight has been put on pushing the debate on the 18th.
Seo Byung-soo, chairman of the Presidential Election Preparation Committee, also declared that he would 'adhere to the debate'.
[Seo Byeong-soo/People's Power Presidential Election Preparatory Committee Chairman: There are many things to say, but I will keep the framework as it is for this debate.]
Then, former President Yoon did not participate in the preliminary discussion session prepared by the
Election Preparatory Committee
.
16 re-elected lawmakers, most of whom are classified as pro-Yun-seok-yeol, issued a critical statement targeting Lee, saying, "I express deep concern for the words and writings poured out."
Behind the conflict between the two sides, many analyzes say that "Lee Jun-seok is a 'Yoo Seung-min person'" and that there is distrust of Yoon's side.
In November of last year, Lee called ex-president Yoon a 'dangerous presidential candidate' and said in March that he would make former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min the president.
After taking power, tensions arose on both sides of the party, as they shouted “The race bus departs at the end of August” and pressured Yun to join the party outside the party. The subsequent absence was interpreted as a counterattack by former President Yoon.
Again, the conflict ignited as CEO Lee promoted the 'pre-election debate', which could be relatively unfavorable to new entrants.