Jeong Bong-ju: “We were defeated by a national organized movement at the last minute.”

“I thought you would accept what I said, but I didn’t.” “
Jeong’s side “Lee Jae-myung and Gyeonggi-do line take coordinates”

Former lawmaker Jeong Bong-ju (pictured), who lost in the election for senior member of the Democratic Party of Korea’s National Convention, said, “I think we lost because of a movement national at the end of the election. ” In a phone call on the 19th, former lawmaker Jeong said, “I thought the party members would accept me if I criticized the forces protecting Representative Lee Jae-myung on the back and speaking the truth, but he said, “The organized movement of ‘It will be done’ has spread throughout the country.” He said, “However, if it is the choice of the party members, I will humbly accept the result,” and added, “I expect the current situation to improve, where do people vote if they say the right things, over time. .”

Former lawmaker Jeong was in first place with 19.06% in the first local primary held in Jeju on the 20th of last month and held the lead until the end of July. However, after the ‘backstabbing’ controversy in which Lee privately said he could not be president, he explained at a press conference, “We have to cut the ‘myeong-pal’ a- out who sells Lee Jae-myung’s name and defends it. “said a staunch supporter. Because of strong opposition among the public, he was pushed out of the last election.

Former Rep. Jeong’s side claims that Rep. Lee directly interfered in the election. An official close to former lawmaker Jeong said in a phone call, “Representative Lee and his close associates, known as the ‘Gyeonggi-do Line,’ made phone calls or traveled around the country to ‘coordinate point out,’ saying, ‘We have to vote for a particular candidate.’ “It became a national movement at the end of the election,” he said.

In response to this, an official close to Representative Lee dismissed the intervention theory, saying, “This Supreme Council election was the result of the collective intelligence of the members of the Democratic Party. “

Reporter Kang Seong-hwi yolo@donga.com