Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate from the People Power Party, noted on the 12th, "I want to tear apart the fake progressivism."
On that day, at a meeting of the central election commission held at the party office in Yeouido, Kim said, "Isn't making things prosperous true progressivism, rather than making them poor?"
He then called up fellow party member, defector Park Chung-gwon, to the podium and stated, "I have experienced everything as a leftist, and didn't Park also live through things like 'Long live Kim Il-sung!' We are all people who have experienced such things," adding, "Is it progressivism for Kim Jong-un (North Korean leader) to be free while all the citizens underneath are oppressed?"
Kim also remarked, "A market economy is very important in South Korea, and trading in the market represents freedom," adding, "My desire to become president is to pursue this kind of work. Personally, I have no such ambitions."
He said, "Freedom brings prosperity, and prosperity can even feed the North Korean flower collectors," stating, "We must save North Korean compatriots who are suffering from hunger and oppression. The party that can unify North Korea freely and create a prosperous North Korea is the People Power Party."
Kim continued, "Therefore, the People Power Party must win this time, and winning is not about me enjoying wealth and honor, but it is for South Korea and for North Korean compatriots to live rightly and enjoy freedom."