While Justice Party presidential candidate Shim Sang-jung is suddenly on the move due to issues such as approval ratings, the party said, “Chairman Chung is pondering over and over once more.”
Representative Yeo Yeong-guk met with reporters on the morning of the 14th and said, “I had a call with candidate Shim once. There was a greeting (from Candidate Shim) saying, ‘Don’t worry too much,'” he said.
Regarding the rumors of candidate Shim’s midway resignation, Representative Yeo said, “He has repeatedly said that this presidential election is his last duty.”
He added, “I have to personally meet with the candidate sometime today or tomorrow.”
Shim Sang-jung announced on the 12th that she would take the current situation, such as approval ratings, seriously, and that she would temporarily suspend the election campaign. Accordingly, the election committee chairman and others announced the general resignation of the election committee on the 13th.
Reporter Yoo-kyung Jo, Donga.com polaris27@donga.com