Democratic presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung attacked Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate for the People's Power, and said, "How dare people who talk about division, political retaliation, and color theory talk about Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-jung."
Candidate Jae-myung Lee emphasized the importance of inter-Korean peace at a campaign held at the Jungang-ro Culture Street in Wonju, Gangwon on the 24th, and mentioned the 'sunshine policy' of the late former President Kim Dae-jung.
Candidate Lee said, "President Kim Dae-jung was treated as a redneck for the rest of his life and suffered from the theory of color. Nevertheless, he promoted inter-Korean peace and cooperation." "He said.
Then, targeting Candidate Yoon, he said, “What kind of shame is the person who incites the crisis of war by talking about division, talking about political retaliation, attacking with the theory of color, instigating regional conflict, instigating conflict between men and women? Are you talking about?" he raised his voice.
Candidate Lee's remarks like this are interpreted as putting a check on candidate Yoon's recent moves.
Earlier, Candidate Yoon visited the birthplace of the late former President Kim Dae-jung yesterday and said, "I and the people's power is closer to the Kim Dae-jung spirit than the Democrat Lee Jae-myung now, and I am trying to embody the Kim Dae-jung spirit."
At today's Wonju campaign, Candidate Lee pointed out Candidate Yoon's remarks about 'relocating THAAD' and 'preemptive strike', and even attacked the people of Gangwon, who are sensitive to inter-Korean relations and security.
Referring to the situation in Ukraine, Lee said, "There is a war on the other side of the world in a country that has zero economic ties with us, and our stock price is falling."
He also pointed out the so-called 'Korea discount', in which the Korean stock market is undervalued due to the unrest on the Korean Peninsula, saying, "The economy grows in stability."
Candidate Lee said, "What a political leader should never do is to escalate a war crisis, and what a political leader must do is to keep peace," said Lee. criticized.
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