Kwon Seong-dong: "There Are Many Ruling Party Candidates Comparable to Lee Jae-myung... Worth Competing Against"

On the 24th, Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, said that if an early presidential election is held, the candidates from the People Power Party can "fight well enough" against Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, who is leading in various opinion polls.

In an interview with SBS's 'Pyeon Sang-wook's News Briefing' on the same day, Floor Leader Kwon stated, "The public has begun to recognize the reality of Lee Jae-myung. (That) is being reflected in the opinion poll ratings," asserting this point.

Kwon Seong-dong, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the party's policy meeting held at the National Assembly on the 24th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min

When asked whether there is a candidate within the ruling party who can rival Lee, Floor Leader Kwon answered, "There are many."

He added, "Our party is not considering an early presidential election," but continued, "If, by any chance, an early election takes place, many candidates from our party will come out and compete, which will draw public interest to our party. Since the Democratic Party has a one-man system centered on Lee Jae-myung, there is no longer any interest in their primary."

Regarding Lee's 'pragmatic' message delivered at a press conference the day before, Floor Leader Kwon evaluated, "His approval ratings are stuck in a box range, and it seems he announced this to try to break out of it."

Concerning the recent rise in support for Kim Moon-soo, Minister of Employment and Labor, in ruling party presidential candidate polls, he said, "I think party members and the public highly appreciate his consistency and his composed response to various attacks from the Democratic Party since he came to the National Assembly as a minister."