[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol will announce his entry into the People Power Party on the 30th.
Former Prosecutor General Yoon informed reporters that he would have a meeting with Kwon Young-se, Chairman of External Cooperation, at the People Power Party headquarters at 1:50 PM that day.
It is reported that he plans to hold an impromptu press conference to declare his party entry immediately after the meeting.
A camp official from former Prosecutor General Yoon’s side told Asia Economy in a phone call that "It seems that former Prosecutor General Yoon will join the party today," adding, "He previously announced his decision to join the party to the camp."
It is also reported that former Prosecutor General Yoon had previously expressed his intention to join the party during a phone call with Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, who was visiting Yeosu, Jeonnam, that day. A People Power Party official said in a phone call, "Leader Lee was not informed in advance about today's visit," and added, "Although there are procedural issues, if former Prosecutor General Yoon decides to join the party, we welcome it."
Earlier, it was known that former Prosecutor General Yoon and Leader Lee confirmed a shared intention during their 'chimaek meeting' on the 25th. At that time, Leader Lee described the meeting with former Prosecutor General Yoon as 'similar' and said, "We will consider ways to create synergy."
Since then, in political circles, rumors of party entry in mid-August followed by early August have emerged, raising expectations that former Prosecutor General Yoon might join the party soon.
Leader Lee said in an interview on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyun-jung's News Show' the day before, "We continue to confirm former Prosecutor General Yoon's intention to join the party," and added, "I definitely think it will be in August."
Meanwhile, former Prosecutor General Yoon appeared on Yonhap News TV the previous afternoon and hinted at his plan to join the party, saying, "If I run for election hand in hand with the People Power Party and join the party, shouldn't I run?"
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