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The unification of the two candidates, which seemed to have virtually failed as the presidential election drew near, was dramatically accomplished early today (3rd).

Both sides reported that candidate Yoon Seok-yeol and Ahn Cheol-soo met and talked for two and a half hours and reached an agreement on solidarity without conditions.



Reporter Park Won-kyung covered the process of unification agreement.



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A press conference on the 27th of last month by candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, who announced that he had been notified of the failure of the unification by candidate Ahn Cheol-soo.



Jang Je-won, a member of the People's Party, and Lee Tae-gyu, a member of the People's Party, met around 9 pm last night while the last TV debate was in progress and promoted a meeting between the candidates.



Three hours later, at around 0 am this morning, Yoon Seok-yeol and Ahn Cheol-soo met with the two of them at a house in Gangnam, Seoul.



Candidate Ahn first asked Candidate Yoon how to guarantee trust, saying, "All of the promises made for unification were not kept. The important thing is trust."



To this, it is reported that candidate Yoon answered, "Isn't it guaranteeing the future of Candidate Ahn if the two of us trust each other and create a successful government together?"



[Lee Tae-gyu / Member of the People's Party: In the political realm, no matter how much paperwork you do, if you break the promise, that's the end of it.

(Chul-soo Ahn) That’s why the candidate emphasized trust.]



Candidate Ahn also asked if there was any way to create a successful government. Candidate Yoon promised that he would hire a wide range of talented people, saying, "It is about making a quick decision by discussing together."



After two and a half hours of Q&A, the two sides reported that they had reached an agreement on the so-called unconditional value solidarity.



[Jang Je-won / Rep. of People's Power: We discussed together at the transition committee and agreed to create a new government together (agreed), and the two embraced.

In the meantime, we are now comrades, yes.]



It is known that the joint declaration of the two candidates was mainly written by Candidate Ahn and announced by Candidate Yoon without amendment.



(Video coverage: Yang Doo-won, video editing: Choi Jin-hwa)