Kim Jong-in Invites Kim Woong for Meeting at Office
Kim Woong: "I Will Seek Advice on Party Leader Vision and More"
[Asia Economy reporters Naju-seok and Park Joon-yi] Kim Jong-in, former emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, met with Kim Woong, a People Power Party lawmaker who expressed his intention to participate in the party leader election. It appears that former Chairman Kim is supporting calls for reform within the party from outside the People Power Party.
On the 7th, former Chairman Kim met Kim Woong at his office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. This meeting took place in the form of an invitation from former Chairman Kim after Kim Woong expressed his wish to convey his gratitude.
Kim Woong, a first-term candidate for the People Power Party's leadership, is leaving after meeting with former Emergency Committee Chairman Kim Jong-in at his office located in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 7th. [Image source=Yonhap News]
Before the meeting, Kim Woong said, "I will explain what plans and agenda I have as I run for the People Power Party leader, and ask whether these are appropriate for the times." He added, "I will talk about how to reform our party, nomination methods, youth policies, real estate, job issues, and attitudes toward elections. If there are comments that these are unrealistic or need to be actively promoted, I will take them into consideration." He intends to seek former Chairman Kim’s advice regarding the party convention. This meeting is notable as it is the first time former Chairman Kim has publicly met with a candidate for party leader since stepping down.
Kim Woong also actively expressed his intention to bring former Chairman Kim back. On the 4th, he appeared on CBS Radio’s Kim Hyun-jung News Show and promised, "If I become party leader, I will definitely bring him back." Having said, "I couldn’t even talk on the phone because people kept saying he was manipulating things behind the scenes," Kim Woong is openly courting Kim Jong-in.
Meanwhile, former Chairman Kim stated on SBS’s ‘Joo Young-jin’s News Briefing’ that "it is impossible to return to the People Power Party in any form." Because of this, it is interpreted that former Chairman Kim is pursuing a strategy of both scouting next presidential candidates such as former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl in the third zone and partially engaging in calls for reform within the People Power Party.
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
