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Ahead of the Seoul Mayor’s by-election in April, the power of the people to discuss the unification of opposition candidates Kim Jong-in, chairman of the Emergency Response Committee, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the representative of the National Assembly Party, met in private.
It was a new year’s greeting, but from the process of opening the first meeting to the media, a dissonance came out.
Reporter Lee Yuna reports.
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For the first time after proposing the necessity of unifying opposition powers, the National Assembly Representative Ahn Chul-soo met with Kim Jong-in, Chairman of the Emergency Response Committee.
CEO Ahn Chul-soo drew a line saying that it was a private meeting, but it was a greeting for the New Year and that there was no other discussion.
[안철수 / 국민의당 대표 : 새해 인사만 드리는 자리였습니다.]
However, when the meeting became known to the media, Chairman Kim Jong-in expressed a strong displeasure.
It is an explanation from inside and outside the party that they reaffirmed their distrust of CEO Ahn Chul-soo as the fact that they met outside in secret without even telling the secretary was revealed.
[김종인 / 국민의힘 비상대책위원장 : 앞으로 만날 일 없어요. 만나자고 하면 만날 수는 있는데 내가 보기엔 요청도 안 올 것이라고 봐요.]
However, there was a strong message that there was nothing to meet in the future, and interpretations were made as to whether the difference in positions on the unification of the opposition candidate was confirmed.
As if supporting this, in the power of the people, the demands of the worthy party and the joining party toward CEO Ahn Chul-soo increased.
Chairman Jeong Jin-seok, Chairman of the Nomination Management Committee, emphasized that Ahn’s logic that the midway votes must be gathered outside the power of the people is absurd.
Former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon issued a conditional vote, stating that he would run if Ahn was worthy or admitted and did not compete in the contest.
[오세훈 / 전 서울시장 : 안철수 후보님께 간곡히 제안하고자 합니다. 국민의힘 당으로 들어와 주십시오. 합당을 결단해 주시면 더 바람직합니다.]
Accordingly, CEO Ahn Cheol-soo reaffirmed the existing position that the consensus of the supporters is important and that the composition of the contest within the power of the people is not helpful.
First, the ball passed to CEO Ahn.
As the registration date for the candidates for the strength of the people is scheduled for the 18th, next week is expected to be the first step toward unifying the opposition.
YTN Lee Yeona[[email protected]]is.
[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]
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