Kwon Oh Ul Says "Asked President Park Chung Hee, He Said 'This Time, It Is Lee Jae Myung'"

"Visited the Birthplace of Former President Park Chung Hee on the 12th and Asked a Question"

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae Myung is greeting Kwon Oh Ul, Chairman of the National Unity Committee, at Gumi Station Plaza in Gyeongbuk on the morning of the 13th for a focused campaign rally. Photo by Yonhap News Agency Joint Press Corps

Kwon Oh Ul, Chairman of the National Unity Committee of the Democratic Party’s Central Election Committee, who is a former member of the Grand National Party (the predecessor of the People Power Party) and previously declared his support for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, stated that he visited the birthplace of former President Park Chung Hee and heard the words, "This time, it is Lee Jae Myung."

On the morning of the 13th, at a campaign rally for Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae Myung held at Gumi Station Plaza, Chairman Kwon said, "At the birthplace of President Park Chung Hee, I asked, 'Your Excellency President, Madam Yuk Young Soo, who is it this time?' President Park Chung Hee replied, 'This time, it is Lee Jae Myung.' That is what he said."

Chairman Kwon added, "Yesterday, I came to Gumi and quietly asked (former President Park and Madam Yuk). I asked Madam Yuk Young Soo, 'How can we make Lee Jae Myung president?' She told me, 'Confidently and proudly, shout out for candidate number one, Lee Jae Myung.' Now is not the time to lose confidence," he campaigned.