Preliminary candidate Ahn Cheol-soo and independent candidate Geum Tae-seop, who ran for the Seoul Mayor’s re-election election, are preparing before the discussion for unification held at the Channel A office in Sangam-dong on the 18th. Reporter Oh Jong-taek
“I came out with a new politics in 2011, and those who oppose Representative Ahn say,’What did you do?’(Former Democratic Party member Keum Tae-seop)
“Neither I nor candidate Geum is 10 years old. Candidate Geum knows that the initial intention and will to reform politics are still the same.”(CEO Ahn Cheol-soo)
The’Debate on the unification of the candidates for Seoul Mayor Ahn Cheol-soo and Geum Tae-seop’, held on the 18th, was held in an attack by former lawmaker Geum and a defensive mode by Representative Ahn. In the discussion that took place for about an hour and a half from 4 pm on this day, the first question of Representative Ahn was his communication skills.
Rep. Geum said, “The biggest problem in the Moon Jae-in administration is disagreement. The opposition candidate should point out the misconduct of the Moon Jae-in administration,” he said. “However, Ahn is receiving criticism from many places that there is a problem with communication.” “After joining the Democratic Party in 2014 and withdrawing from the Barun Party in 2015, communication has been pointed out in the process of the party,” he said. I said.”
Accordingly, CEO Ahn said, “It is not true. I experienced a lot of misunderstandings in the process of communicating.”
Rep. Geum Jeon also criticized Ahn as “changing words” for running for the mayor of Seoul. “I said several times that I would not run for the mayoral election in Seoul. Do you have to take responsibility for your own words?”
Representative Ahn responded, “It wasn’t an easy decision.” “No matter how hard I prepare for the presidential election, I have heard a lot of saying that losing the mayoral election in Seoul is of no use.” He said, “While witnessing the collapse of parliamentary democracy and the destruction of the rule of law, it will not work (thought).”
Preliminary candidate Ahn Cheol-soo and independent candidate Geum Tae-seop, who ran for the Seoul Mayor’s by-election, greet each other prior to the discussion for unification held at the Channel A office in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 18th. News 1
Past remarks were also controversial. Rep. Geum Jeon pointed out, “CEO Ahn said in the past,’Taegeukgi people are not more patriotic than anyone else’, but shouldn’t we persuade those who claim to be extreme? In response, Ahn said, “It is not helpful for politicians to divide the people into a dichotomy. I was speaking with the intention of making efforts for national integration.”
The two also clashed over the LGBTQ issue. Rep. Geum said, “The ambassadors of major foreign countries are going around the queer festival (Legacy Minority Festival), but there are no Korean politicians. When a mid-century politician goes to the parade as the mayor of Seoul, it will make a small but important change,” said Ahn. “If the queer festival is held in Gwanghwamun (…) there are people who do not want it. The right to reject should also be respected.” Rep. Geum said, “I think how difficult it is to go to a society without discrimination. I am very disappointed.”
There were many similar opinions on the topic of discussion,’The Moon Jae-in administration’s four-year evaluation and alternatives’. Regarding the current government’s real estate policy, “The first problem is a lack of understanding of the real estate market. The start of the problem is to simply think that the price of the house will fall if the tax bomb hits the multi-homed people.” (CEO Ahn) “The view of housing policy is wrong. It focused only on trying to beat speculation rather than improving the people’s living environment.”
Regarding the personnel of the Moon Jae-in government, “The appointment of former Minister Cho Kook tells us everything. It is the characteristic of government personnel to give seats to those who owe them to their hearts.” (Counselor Geum Jeon) “In the entire talent pool in Korea, only our side, among whom I have met, only those who listen to me well” (CEO Ahn ) And similar comments. Regarding the novel coronavirus infection, “When the mayor of Seoul becomes the mayor of Seoul, we will provide 2 million won per month for 6 months.” It is necessary to readjust it.
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