Kim Min-seok, standing joint election strategy committee chairman of the Democratic Party, said, ”There is a high possibility that candidates Kim Moon-soo and Lee Jun-seok will be unified...their approval ratings will fall” (South Korea)

Kim Min-seok, standing joint election committee chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan, announced on the 24th that a presidential election between Kim Moon-soo, the ruling People Power Party's presidential candidate, and Lee Jun-seok, the New Reform Party's candidate, will take place.
Regarding the merger, he predicted, "The supporters of the two candidates have different characteristics, and if the merger were to happen, public criticism and anger over the coalition would likely cause Lee Jun-seok's approval rating to drop significantly."
At a press conference held at the party headquarters in Seoul's Yeongdeungpo district that afternoon, Chairman Kim said, "There is a possibility that an attempt will be made to unify candidates Kim and Ri Jun-seok, or that this will be realized."
"It's highly likely. In the end, it will be a showdown between the 'national candidate' Lee Jae-myung and the 'civil war candidate' Kim Moon-soo."
Chairman Kim said, "Even if unification is achieved, the combined votes will be calculated by simple arithmetic of both sides.
"I am confident that the number of votes will be less than the combined total," he said. "Whether they succeed in unifying or fail, the approval ratings of both candidates will be lower than they are now. In reality, they are constantly thinking about the possibility of unifying, and if they are unable to do so,
Kim said of candidate Ri Jun-seok, "I need a response to the Myung Tae-gyun avatar theory and the unification theory. You talk about a third way, but your true intention is
"I think that Lee Jun-seok's path is to return to the power of the people to secure the power of the conservative party," he said. In addition, regarding the future trend of approval ratings, he said, "I think the gap between the first and second place will narrow.
"Whether we will have a close battle within the ratio gap or a stable transition of power will depend on how we concentrate in the final stages," Kim said. "We will stick to our original intention of overcoming the civil war and refrain from engaging in any activities except for those in the leadership team.
"We will listen intently and concentrate to improve our focus as the election nears its final stages."