Former Auditor General Choi Jae-hyeong, who suffered a hardship in the second cut-off of the People's Power presidential election, officially joined the Candidate Hong Jun-pyo camp.
Rep. Hong held a recruitment event for former president Choi at the Yeouido camp office in Seoul on the morning of the 17th, and said in a joint statement, "In front of the public's desire for a change of government, we will strive to realize 'political change' through 'certain regime change'. promised to join," he said.
The two continued, "The competitiveness of Candidate Hong, who has nationwide expansion including the 2030 generation and the barren areas of the opposition, will be a solid foundation for regime change." It's a value alliance."
Regarding the reason for supporting Rep. Hong, former Chairman Choi said, "The first prerequisite is that a candidate who can defeat the ruling party candidate in the main election must become our party candidate."
Assemblyman Hong said, "The image of former President Choi is 'Mr. Clean', which is the image of a public official in Korea.
He also added, "The former chairman of the Daejeon presidential election candidate Lee Nak-yeon of the Democratic Party promised to leave the party and come as an adviser to our camp's Daejeon election committee."
(Photo = National Assembly Photo Reporters, Yonhap News)