韓国元首相、与党候補を「支持」…「“怪物独裁国家”出現を阻止する候補」
South Korea's former prime minister ”supports” ruling party candidate... ”A candidate who will prevent the emergence of a 'monster dictatorship'”
Lee Nak-yeon, a permanent adviser to the New Future Democratic Party who served as prime minister under the Moon Jae-in administration, said on the 27th, "It's right in front of our eyes.
"It is an obvious fact that he is the best candidate to prevent the emergence of a monstrous dictatorship," said the ruling party's
He declared his support for Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party. Prime Minister Lee said, "The two of us have a common vision and operation of a joint government for national unity, and we have been advocating for constitutional reform to launch the 7th Republic.
"We are in agreement in principle on the implementation of three-year terms, among other things, including cooperation in advancing the implementation of the National Assembly's presidential term limits and resolving the discrepancy between the terms of the president and the National Assembly through simultaneous presidential and general elections in 2028," he said.
However, Prime Minister Lee made it clear that this was a "personal declaration of support." Regarding the Democratic Party of Korea, the largest opposition party, which criticized him, he said, "Rather, we will reflect on this and think carefully about what we should do from now on."
Prime Minister Lee held an emergency press conference at the New Future Democratic Party headquarters in Seoul that morning and said, "This presidential election will have a fatal impact on the fate of Korea.
"Even if it's difficult, I want people to choose the best or second best option, and if that's difficult, I want people to choose to avoid the worst option," he said, vowing to definitely participate in this vote.
Regarding the background of this declaration of support, Prime Minister Lee said, "The Democratic Party of Korea will take control of all legislative, administrative and judicial powers in order to eliminate the judicial risk of candidate Lee Jae-myung.
"The Democratic Party has chosen the path to become a monstrous dictatorship that will control the nation," he said, adding, "All of this is the bizarre and hopeless reality of the Democratic Party."
2025/05/28 08:16 KST
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