Claims have emerged from Kim Moon-soo's camp that the People Power Party leadership is not requesting unification with former acting President Han Duck-soo but is instead threatening.

Kim Moon-soo, the People Power Party presidential candidate (left), and Han Duck-soo, the independent presidential election preliminary candidate, are attending the Buddha's Birthday ceremony celebrating the 2569th year since the Buddha's birth, held at Jogyesa Temple in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on May 5 in the morning. /Courtesy of News1

Former lawmaker Cha Myung-jin, a longtime aide to Kim, noted on Facebook on the 5th, "Seeing the behavior of the party leadership and lawmakers, I can fully understand why former President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law," adding, "An unimaginable situation is unfolding within the party."

Cha criticized, "Candidate Kim Moon-soo said, 'Unification will definitely happen, but please leave the specific method to me,' but both Kweon Seong-dong and Kweon Young-se are threatening and coaxing candidate Kim to unify before the 11th instead of focusing on the election campaign."

"The full party authority was granted to candidate Kim Moon-soo as of May 3 at 4 p.m.," said Cha, asserting, "This is illegal under the party constitution and regulations and constitutes an internal coup."

Former lawmaker Cha appealed to party members, "Let us trust Kim Moon-soo, whom you have chosen, and believe in his judgment and actions," urging support for the method and schedule of unification that candidate Kim has in mind.

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