Kim Moon-soo, the People Power Party presidential candidate, confirmed on the 27th that he had requested the withdrawal of Representative Yoon Sang-hyun's appointment as co-chair of the election committee.

In response, the campaign committee stated, "It is not true."

The photo shows Kim Moon-soo, a candidate from the People Power Party, talking with Representative Yoon Sang-hyun at the Daehwa Building in Yeouido, Seoul, during the primary on the 30th of last month. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

A representative from Kim's camp said in a phone conversation with ChosunBiz that "the candidate requested the withdrawal of the appointment from the campaign committee."

The day before, Kim Moon-soo's campaign committee appointed Representative Yoon as co-chair through additional personnel changes.

However, it is interpreted that Kim's camp shifted their position as the backlash from the pro-Yoon faction intensified against Representative Yoon, who had strongly argued for 'anti-impeachment' during the impeachment crisis.

Co-chair Representative Jo Kyung-tae stated on Facebook that "(the appointment of Yoon) is no different from reappointing former President Yoon Seok-youl, who was dismissed," adding that "this is equivalent to declaring a withdrawal from the election. If it is not immediately withdrawn, I will suspend the election campaign effective immediately."

In response to this backlash, Representatives Jeong Seong-guk and Jin Jong-oh, who were planning to join the campaign committee, announced that they would not take on their respective positions.

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