As the People’s Power 3/8 National Convention approaches in about 40 days, the steps of the party runners are also accelerating. After each Lunar New Year holiday, they plan to have time for targeting votes, planning policies, and deliberation, and then accelerate their party power right after the holidays.
◇Kim Ki-hyun showed off his strength at the ceremony of launching in the metropolitan area on the 28th
On the afternoon of the 20th, Rep. Kim Ki-hyun, the party leader of the People’s Power, visits the Ulsan Beongae Market in Nam-gu, Ulsan, and greets the merchants on the Lunar New Year holiday. 2023.1.20/News1 ⓒ News1 Rep. Kim Ki-hyun, who has recently been ranked first in approval ratings, plans to focus on targeting the metropolitan area and the middle class again after greeting the Lunar New Year holiday in Ulsan on the 21st, when the Lunar New Year holiday begins. On the 28th, Rep. Kim will hold the ‘metropolitan integrated launching ceremony’ at the Bucheon Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeonggi-do. It is a strategy to start solidifying the three exhibitions ahead of the candidate registration date on the 2nd and 3rd of next month. It is expected that a large number of lawmakers will attend as the ceremony is held in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gangwon.
In particular, as the prosecution summons investigation of Lee Jae-myeong, the representative of the Democratic Party, is scheduled on the same day, the ‘Lee Jae-myeong Arrest Urging Rally’ is also planned to be held in the middle of the ceremony. It is said that it will show its presence as a counterpart against the representative of the 1st opposition party.
An official from Congressman Kim’s side said, “The launch ceremony for the integration of the metropolitan area will be two to three times larger than the Gumi launch ceremony held on the 14th.” At the time of the launching ceremony in Gumi, about 30 incumbent lawmakers attended, and about 7,800 supporters (estimated at the camp) gathered in about 100 buses from each region.
Rep. Kim has stated several times that his goal is not to go to the final vote by receiving over 50% support in the first round of the party convention. As the support of the pro-Yun (Chin-Yun Seok-Yeol) faction caught the vote of the traditional supporters, it is necessary to target the middle class in order to get more than 50% of the votes.
An official from Congressman Kim’s side said, “I met a lot of party members because the share of party member votes was 100%, but now that I have raised awareness to some extent, I’m trying to target the middle class.” he explained.
Prior to this, from 10:00 am on the 23rd, he visited the Abandoned Dog Protection Center in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon to do volunteer work, and at 8:00 pm, he appeared on the conservative YouTube ‘Sword of Knowledge’ live.
◇Ahn Cheol-soo, Meeting with scholars and elders and differentiated through policy planning
On the afternoon of the 19th, two days before the Lunar New Year holiday, Rep. Cheol-soo Ahn, the party leader in the power of the people, visits Seomun Market in Jung-gu, Daegu, and is having a meal after greeting citizens. 2023.1.19/News1 ⓒ News1 Rep. Ahn Chul-soo, who visited former President Lee Myung-bak the previous day (20th), focuses on policy planning while meeting with scholars and elders in the fields of economy, diplomacy, and security during the Lunar New Year holiday. In response to the criticism that ‘the policy is missing’ over the people’s power battle, it is a strategy to differentiate while emphasizing the policy.
Rep. Ahn said on Facebook the day before, “Ahn Cheol-soo, a science and technology expert, and President Yoon Seok-yeol, who has the ability to act, are the best combination to realize the vision.” We have set a goal of securing super-gap technologies in seven major fields, including energy, display, and content.”
Given that all attention is currently focused on former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, it seems that Ahn will focus on policy planning for the time being, and then focus on three expansions in earnest after former lawmaker Na’s move is decided.
During this month, a dinner with President Yoon Seok-yeol at the official residence will be held. Previously, at the New Year’s party held at the Blue House guesthouse on the 2nd, President Yoon and First Lady Kim Kun-hee were reported to have told Rep. Ahn that they would serve a meal at the official residence as a couple. As President Yoon is returning from an overseas trip on this day, the date for the dinner is expected to be scheduled sooner or later.
Rep. Ahn also holds a meeting with North Korean defectors and a rice cake soup luncheon on the 24th after taking care of the schedule for the Seongnam Bundang-gap district from the 21st to the 23rd.
◇Na Kyung-won, who apologized to the director, a ceremony after the holiday?
Na Gyeong-won, a former lawmaker of People’s Power, is waving his hand out the window as he leaves in a car after completing his visit to Donghwa Temple in Dong-gu, Daegu on the afternoon of the 17th. 2023.1.17/News1 ⓒ News1 Former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won, who is contemplating running for the candidacy, is likely to decide where to go after the holidays are over after monitoring the atmosphere in the presidential office and public opinion inside and outside the party while going undercover during the Lunar New Year holidays.
Former lawmaker Na said in a statement the day before, “It was my negligence to say that the decision to dismiss me was not the President’s intention,” and “I deeply apologize to President Seok-Yeol Yoon for causing trouble to the President due to the related controversy. ” he said.
However, former lawmaker Na emphasized that “there is no change in the state of mind of running.” It is said that it is an intention to untie the twisted knot with President Yoon ahead of the candidacy. Former lawmaker Park Jong-hee on the side of former lawmaker Na said on MBC Radio’s ‘Kim Jong-bae’s attention’ the day before, “When the president returns to Korea, the Lunar New Year holiday will be over and the ceremony will be held at a place symbolic of conservatives.”
Former lawmaker Na is expected to continue trying to improve relations with President Yoon. This is because I was a former lawmaker who ran first in the approval rating, but after a collision with the presidential office, I gave away the first place to Rep. Kim Ki-hyun and was pushed down to third place.
A poll conducted by Embrain Public on 1008 men and women over the age of 18 across the country on the 17th and 18th at the request of Munhwa Ilbo (sampling error ±3.1%p at the 95% confidence level, response rate 9.9%. For details of the poll, see the center On the website of the Election Opinion Survey Deliberation Committee), 23.6% of the people’s strength supporters (376 people) supported Congressman Kim as the next party representative. Ahn Chul-soo followed with 18.5%, and former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won was third with 18.3%.
Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun is concentrating on solidifying public sentiment. On the 21st, he visits Cheongyang, Chungcheongnam-do, visits Seonyeong, and then meets with a young and female party member at Daejeon Jungang Market. On the 22nd, he will visit Hyesimwon, a child welfare facility in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and visit Noksapyeong Station in Itaewon to comfort the bereaved families of the Itaewon disaster. It also plans to make a condolence call to the bereaved families of the Cheonan warships.
Rep. Cho Gyeong-tae will focus on the constituency schedule on this day, following his visit to Busan Station and Jangrim Market in Saha-gu the previous day. On the 24th, the last day of the holiday, he appeared on the live broadcast of ‘Fan and Mike’, and has been steadily making broadcast appearances.
(Seoul = News 1)
