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go over the news of the presidential election between the ruling and opposition parties. First, the Democratic Party, announcing the results of the first regional primary this weekend, has a fierce battle over the so-called 'free pleading' of candidate Lee Jae-myung. In Power of the People, the struggle continues over whether to include a 'prevention of adverse selection' clause in the primary election polls.



Reporter Yoo Soo-hwan covered the story.



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Candidate Jae-myung Lee's 'free argument' controversy, which is growing in flames due to the 'Second Battle of Myung-Kak'.



The Lee Nak-yeon camp claimed that "about 30 luxurious lawyers participated" in Lee Jae-myung's past trial for violation of the election law. ' he countered.



[Park Jumin/Lee Jae-myung, head of the camp general election campaign (KBS Radio): (the number of lawyers) seems to have been counted a little differently from the way the law is counted, and the form of the appointment contract and such things are also a little misunderstood... .]



Regarding the allegations of paying attorneys' fees, he raised the level of rebuttal as "low negative" and "dissemination of false information aimed at defeating Candidate Lee Jae-myung."



In response, Candidate Nak-Yeon Lee directly put pressure on him, saying, "It's just a matter of disclosing attorney's fees."



[Lee Nak-yeon / Democratic Party Presidential Primary Candidate (KBS Radio): (Candidate Lee Jae-myung) said he couldn't tell because it was his private life.If it wasn't clear, it should be clear.]



In the Power of the People, as controversy grew among the candidates over whether to introduce a 'prevention of adverse selection' clause that would remove passport supporters from the primary election polls, CEO Jun-seok Lee started to evolve.



Although the highest level ratified the election rules without the 'prevention of adverse selection' clause proposed by the Presidential Election Preparatory Committee, President Lee emphasized that the final decision rests with the Election Commission, adding strength to the Election Commission Chairman Chung Hong-won.



[Lee Jun-seok / Representative of People's Power: I will clarify the facts to prevent further controversy. The National Election Commission has the authority to revise and apply the draft preparatory committee for the election.]



Chairman Jeong also asked the candidates to follow the election, saying that he would lead the election without self-interest through an appeal.



Within the party, an arbitration proposal was proposed to mix the results by conducting an opinion poll in two ways by adding and subtracting the 'prevention of adverse selection' clause, or asking whether to support regime change instead of adverse selection.



(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, Kim Seung-tae, Video editing: Ha Seong-won)