Hong Joon-pyo, former mayor of Daegu, commented on the unprecedented candidate replacement attempt initiated by the People Power Party leadership, saying on the 11th that it was "a natural conclusion."

The photo shows Hong Joon-pyo, the former mayor of Daegu, leaving after the announcement of his elimination at the event for the announcement of the candidates for the 3rd primary of the People Power Party held on the 29th of last month in Yeouido, Seoul. /Courtesy of News1

On that day, Hong criticized strongly on his Facebook, saying, "Kweon Seong-dong, Kwon Young-se and Park Soo-young, Seong Il-jong must resign from their positions as lawmakers and retire from politics in light of the responsibility for the confusion caused in the presidential primary."

He added, "All the forces behind Han Duck-soo should retire from politics too, and Han Duck-soo ended his 50-year bureaucratic career disgracefully."

Kwon Young-se, the chairman of the emergency response committee who led the candidate replacement, stated, "It's unfortunate that we couldn't achieve unification, but this is also due to my shortcomings. I will take full responsibility and step down."

On that day, Kim Moon-soo is scheduled to register as the People Power Party's presidential candidate with the National Election Commission. Former mayor Hong said, "I expect great things from candidate Kim Moon-soo."

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