People's Power Representative Lee Jun-seok anonymously mentioned certain people in relation to the next party leader election, suggesting that if they take up the challenge, he can also do it.
In a CBS radio interview that day, Chairman Lee said about the next party leader election, "If I think a little bit uneasy, if 'C or D' challenges him, I have to do something to stop him."
'It seems that Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the People's Party, will challenge the next party leader next year.
President Lee also answered the question of 'Didn't he say that he could challenge the next party?
Chairman Lee said, "If 'Member B', whom I think, challenges the next party leader, I will push them." He emphasized, "It is important for me to say hello because I work hard in Sanggye-dong, but it is also important for the Central Party to be stable."
President Lee avoided an immediate answer to the questions about who 'C and D' are, and 'one of them is representative of the People's Party, Ahn Cheol-soo', saying, "I don't know."
Regarding the discussion with the People's Party, CEO Lee said, "I am giving a lot of full power to the negotiating team, but since there are (local) elections internally, there seems to be a difference of opinion because it is sensitive."
He added, "There is a difference between the party tax and the People's Party, so it is too disadvantageous for the (People's Party) to hold a primary (for local elections)."
Regarding Rep. Kim Tae-heum, who is predicted to run for the Chungnam governorship in this local election, "I was talking with President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol, and the president-elect once said, 'Rep. Kim is good at bitterness in the presidential election process.'" “I have a crush and trust,” he said.
Regarding former Jeju governor Won Hee-ryong, who is in charge of the planning committee of the transition committee, he said, "I have reviewed Won's competitiveness in Gyeonggi Province internally, and it turned out to be very competitive."
Regarding Rep. Kim Eun-hye, who is rumored to be elected as the governor of Gyeonggi Province, he said, "In this presidential election, Rep. Kim Eun-hye has also grown a lot."