Kweon Seong-dong, the floor leader of the People Power Party, criticized Kim Moon-soo, saying on the 8th, "More than 80% of party members ignored the order to unify before candidate registration and held a press conference this morning to maintain a worthless presidential candidate position. It was an embarrassing sight."
The results of a major issue ARS survey conducted the previous day by the People Power Party among its members showed that 82.82% responded that unification was necessary, and 86.7% said unification should occur before candidate registration.
On the same day, Kweon, the floor leader, said at an emergency committee meeting held at the National Assembly, targeting Kim Moon-soo, the party's presidential candidate, that "a political party is a political entity and must reflect the will of its members."
He also asked, "If Han Duck-soo was brought in by the party members and the public, how could Kim Moon-soo's approval rating be overwhelmingly higher than Han Duck-soo's? Didn't he himself say during the party convention process that he would unify with Han Duck-soo?"
Kweon, the floor leader, stated, "The party's proposal for a unification roadmap is not an unilateral imposition. Is it wrong to say to keep the promises made?" He urged, "Please make a courageous choice once again. It is the way to save the party and the country and the people. I earnestly ask. "
The leadership of the People Power Party decided to pursue the 'unification roadmap' it had prepared following the breakdown of negotiations for unification between Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate, and Han Duck-soo, an independent candidate, the previous day.
On the afternoon of the 8th, a live debate between the two candidates will be held on YouTube, and from 7 p.m. the same day until 4 p.m. the following day, a 'candidate preference' opinion poll will be conducted. The opinion poll will be conducted in the same manner as in the previous presidential primary, with '50% party member votes and 50% general public opinion.' This decision is based on the judgment that it will allow the People Power Party to nominate its final candidate by the candidate registration deadline of the 11th.