The power of the people who took over the ‘unification’ ball, the future strategy
Rejection of ‘adverse selection’ to the proposal of ‘fitness + competitiveness’
“Reversal of the will of the people”… Demands ‘decision’ aimed at not giving up on falling approval ratings
People’s Strength presidential candidate Yoon Seok-yeol on the 13th said, “Unification is positively evaluated, and the polling method is disappointing.” interpreted as not going. As Candidate Yoon prioritizes unification through the candidate negotiations, which he has been insisting on, he will definitely take the lead in the unified politics.
There are many prospects that Candidate Yoon will use a ‘death operation’ that puts the difference in approval ratings at the forefront.
Candidate Yoon met with reporters on the same day and said, “I have a positive evaluation of[Ahn’s]proposal as a representative for regime change.”
Lee Yang-soo, senior spokesperson for the Election Headquarters, said in a statement on the same day, “The principle of opposition union integration expressed by Candidate Ahn was positively evaluated as it accommodated the people’s aspirations for regime change. However, there is a risk of going once morest the people’s demand for regime change,” he said. While leaving room for the possibility of unification, he expressed negative connotations regarding the opinion poll method.
Candidate Yoon’s position means that unification is good, but public opinion methods are unacceptable. Candidate Ahn mentioned a unified primary in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election last year as a method of unifying opposition candidates. At the time, following a tug-of-war with Candidate Oh Se-hoon, Candidate Ahn asked Democratic Party candidate Park Young-seon regarding the candidate’s competitiveness and suitability, and agreed to reflect it 5 to 5, but not to include a clause to prevent adverse selection. It is a condition that is not easy to accept from the perspective of Candidate Yoon. Candidate Yoon is leading the number of approval ratings in a multilateral poll, but is unable to overwhelm Ahn in a virtual match once morest Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung on the premise of unification. Concerns also remain regarding adverse selection by supporters of this candidate.
Candidate Yoon will not start discussing unification for the time being, and it is expected that he will press for Ahn’s resignation from the front. Representative Lee Jun-seok, who is opposed to unification, met with reporters during a schedule in Honam on the same day and said, “Many people are skeptical because there was a change of position while talking regarding the completion of the race for an unknown reason. position,” he said.
“There is no synergy in the current situation unless it is a decision to give up (election) and declaration of support,” said CEO Lee. In this situation, dreaming of unification by some other rule is not too much of an understatement in itself,” he said.
Within the People’s Power, there is also the view that Ahn’s voluntary resignation is only a matter of time. It is argued that Ahn has completed registration as a presidential candidate on the same day, but he will not be able to overcome the problem of election expenses. According to the opinion poll, candidate Ahn is likely to raise his hand and come out as the downward trend continues.
If Candidate Ahn does not resign and sticks to a unified opinion poll, it might become a burden on Candidate Yoon as the election day approaches. Some of the people’s power is of the opinion that unification should be done regardless of method in order to win the election. Rep. Han Jung-jin said on the phone, “If it is not possible to negotiate between candidates, the only way is to take an opinion poll.”
“Candidate Yoon called Ahn this followingnoon to convey his condolences to his wife, Professor Mi-kyung Kim, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus, and wished for a speedy recovery,” said the public affairs department of the People’s Power predecessor headquarters.
In a notice, the People’s Party said, “Today, Candidate Ahn received text messages and phone calls from Candidate Lee and Candidate Yoon. said