Rep. Cheol-soo Ahn refuted the attack on the 1st by Rep. Kim Ki-hyun, a rival for the party, saying, “There are no incumbent lawmakers who support Ahn Cheol-soo,” saying, “(Incumbent lawmaker) is over 20 minutes.” At the same time, he said, “I also think about whether the contents of the kimjang regiment are true or not, and many things such as Yoon Sim may be different from the truth.”
Rep. Ahn appeared on CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ this morning and received a question related to Congressman Kim’s point, saying, “Actually, many lawmakers are calling me after expressing their support. However, he did not express himself well in public,” he replied, saying, “Our party constitution and regulations prohibit active lawmakers or outside party committee chairs from directly participating.”
In response to the question, “How much support do you think it is?” In addition, since he is from Busan and is an active member of the metropolitan area, there are a lot of people who overlap with me in various ways, such as personal connections.”
Rep. Ahn said, “Wouldn’t the most important thing for the party representative next year be winning the general election? In particular, who is the candidate to win in the metropolitan area? Who is the party leader who can receive even one more vote and win even one more person, and I wonder if opinions are converging nationwide.”
When asked, “Are you sure that the support votes for former lawmakers Yoo Seung-min and Na Gyeong-won will go to you?” Rather, I will work hard to convince them why I am the right candidate for the party representative this time.”
Regarding Rep. Kim’s statement that “I, a former member of Congress, sent a long text message reply,” Rep. Ahn said, “In fact, I also wrote and sent a long message like this to me.” That’s why I didn’t say anything until now.”
Then, regarding the reply from former lawmaker Na, he said, “It was with the intention of needing some time.” So, I would like to have more time in the future. With that thought in mind, I will not contact you again, and I am watching you now.”
Regarding the report that ‘Rep. Je-won Jang called his staff and confessed his grievances’, Rep. Ahn said, “I only heard it,” he said. I also think about whether the content is true or not, such as Yoon Shim, and many things can be different from the truth.”
He said, ‘Isn’t Yunsimi 100% owned by Rep. Kim now? When asked, “Do you mean that this might not be true?”, he said, “Yes, it is.”
Regarding the controversy over the ‘socks with holes’, Rep. Ahn said, “It’s see-through, it’s see-through. What am I doing such a show for?” he explained. Regarding the controversy between Nam Jin and Kim Yeon-kyung by Rep. Kim, he pointed out again, “If these controversies arise during the general election process, then our policy issues will be of no use and the candidates will be buried.”
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