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Ahead of the general election this week, here’s a summary of today’s major candidates.
Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung visited the Chungcheong region and emphasized that instead of THAAD, he would achieve economic, balanced development and a unified government.
Justice Party candidate Shim Sang-jung attended the protests for the disabled and urged the right to move.
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Candidate Jae-myung Lee, who visited Chungcheong-do, emphasized that he was ‘Chungcheong’s son-in-law’ by mixing local dialects during the speech.
People’s Power Candidate Yun Seok-yeol criticized the THAAD pledge as if he was trying to counter the self-proclaimed ‘son of Chungcheong’ and set out to differentiate.
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“My wife’s leisure is under Cheondeungsan Park Daljae. Chungcheong son-in-law, to all of you, can you take a look at what I brought with me other than THAAD?”
Candidate Lee reminded me of former President Kim Dae-jung, who, at the same time as he was elected, was trying to overcome the IMF financial crisis, saying that he would focus on balanced development and economic revitalization instead of THAAD.
In particular, Candidate Lee emphasized that Chungcheong is the center of national unity and promised to create a national cabinet and a unified government.
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“We need to create a politics where the third choice is possible. All political forces that can cooperate should join forces, take charge of their respective fields, do well, and then be evaluated by the people for their achievements…”
The Democratic Party also gestured toward candidate Ahn Cheol-su of the People’s Party, saying that it would push ahead with political reform tasks that lead to the establishment of a multi-party system, such as the responsible prime minister system, the presidential runoff voting system, and the major constituency system.
Even if it is difficult to unify the candidates physically, it is interpreted as the intention to isolate candidate Yoon Seok-yeol by sharing the cause of ‘political change’.
Justice Party candidate Shim Sang-jung went around traditional markets in the metropolitan area to capture votes.
Candidate Shim appealed for support, saying, “The power of the people of the water polo group should be expelled, but the Democratic Party who revived the water polo group should also be judged.”
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“Are you going to entrust the Republic of Korea, where the future is deprived of young people and the provinces disappearing, to them again, in this damning muddy politics?”
Candidate Shim also attended a demonstration for the disabled at Seoul Station and urged that the budget for guaranteeing the mobility of the disabled should be significantly increased.
This is Myeong-ah Cho from MBC News.
Video coverage: Song Rok-pil Dok Go-myeong / Video editing: Jang Dong-jun
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