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response to President Moon Jae-in's request for an apology, Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate for People's Strength, replied that the word political retaliation did not exist in his dictionary.

The People's Power responded to President Moon's request for an apology, saying it was an unfair election intervention.



Correspondent Lee Hyun-young.



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People's Strength Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol made a statement regarding the public apology, citing President Moon Jae-in's words as evidence.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/People's Power Presidential Candidate: President Moon Jae-in has always emphasized the absence of sanctuary in accordance with laws and principles.

You could say that (as I) have the same thoughts.

There is no such word as political retaliation in Yoon Seok-yeol's dictionary.]



When he becomes president, he said he would not be involved in the situation and investigation. I emphasized that it was a statement.



[Yoon Seok-yeol/People's Power Presidential Candidate: I have always been told that power-type corruption and corruption must be dealt with by law, principle, and a fair system...

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At the party level, we have made it clear that we will respond head-on.



President Lee Jun-seok said, "It is an obvious attempt to interfere in the election," and "selective anger that only speaks to the opposition party without saying a word to China."



[Lee Jun-seok / Representative of the People's Power: The Blue House will have to stop overall intervention in politics until the presidential election in order to avoid misunderstandings and to not hear the voice of election meddling.



In the midst of this, the People's Power Nomination Management Committee confirmed the nominations of former Auditor General Choi Jae-hyeong in Jongno, Seoul, former Seocho-gu mayor Jo Eun-hee in Seocho-gap, and former Assemblyman Jung Woo-taek in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do as candidates for the re-election on March 9.



In the case of Jongno, which attracted attention as a strategic nomination, an official from the government officials explained, "I nominated former President Choi in order to embrace the 'one team' spirit that matches the value of fairness promoted by Candidate Yoon and embraces the candidate who participated in the primary election."