Lee Jun-seok, the presidential candidate of the Reform Party, noted on the 29th, "Is it acceptable to use such expressions toward a man, even if we listen to everything the Democratic Party says? It would be appropriate for candidate Lee Jae-myung to apologize directly without diluting the message."
On that day, Jo Seung-rae, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, rebutted comments made about Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, regarding his eldest son, stating, "The (online comments) were not expressions of misogyny but were twisted into being labeled as such."
The candidate met with reporters after campaigning in Pangyo, Seongnam, in the afternoon and said, "I am curious about what kind of life the candidate Lee Jae-myung has lived, who threatens others with talk of expelling members of the National Assembly just because he does not want to answer factual statements."
The candidate also said, "I do not consider the issue regarding the son of candidate Lee Jae-myung to be part of the guilt by association," but added, "However, I believe there is an issue with the part where he lied about the controversy." He mentioned, "During the last election, he said, 'It seems my son lost about 10 million won in gambling,' portraying the situation as minor, but it has emerged that he spent 230 million won," and added, "Didn't he also make trivial personal attacks against me, asking questions like 'Were you showering during the martial law?'"
The candidate asserted, "Through internal investigations, it was analyzed that this remark did not affect my approval ratings."
The candidate consistently stated that he has "no plans to meet" Kim Moon-soo, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, who visited his office for unification negotiations early that morning. The candidate said, "I do not doubt the sincerity and goodwill of candidate Kim Moon-soo," but added, "There will be no change in the position of having no willingness to discuss unification."
Regarding the high early voting rate compared to the previous year, the candidate stated, "It seems that voters believe the chaos in the political arena should come to an end quickly," and expressed hope that "results exceeding 80-90% would emerge, as a high voter turnout provides legitimacy to the results."