Daegu Mayor: ”We are fully prepared for the presidential election” ... ”Lee Jae Myung will not be elected” = South Korea

On the 19th, Hong Jun-pyo, the mayor of Daegu, reiterated his intention to run in the early presidential election, saying, "While I am involved in politics, I am also preparing for Daegu city administration and the next presidential election."
In an interview with a South Korean news program that afternoon, Mayor Hong said, "I participated in the presidential election during the 2016 impeachment (of President Park Geun-hye).
"I have always been a presidential candidate," he said. Mayor Hong said, "Even if the presidential election were to suddenly be held tomorrow, I am already fully prepared to run," and added, "What can we do to stabilize the country and how can we make Korea a more stable place?"
"My life is to prepare for the fact that our country can survive in the international community," he said. "I'm not preparing for a sudden impeachment presidential election, but for all the
Regarding the impeachment trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol, he said, "The Constitutional Court has removed the 'crime of treason.' In the end, all that remains is
"I think it's just a case of abuse of power," he said. "Emergency martial law is the president's power in a state of emergency," he said. "It's not a question of whether it was illegal or legal, but whether it was appropriate or inappropriate."
"I am really worried about the proceedings of the Constitutional Court. Half of the public thinks that the Constitutional Court is unfair," he said.
"If we were to hold an election in a state of civil war, we might have to hold an election in a state of civil war," he said.
He described the two as "hostile coexistence," and argued, "Even if early presidential elections are held, it will be difficult for the people to elect Representative Lee. Both of them will have to be "liquidated."