Conservative journalist to run with LKP in primary
Kim Jin
“Considering the things done by leftists’ regime of Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, and looking at the arrogance (of the main opposition) which acts as if it has already won the race, we cannot accept another leftists’ regime,” said Kim Jin, who formerly worked as an editorial writer at the newspaper.
Kim said Moon Jae-in and An Hee-jung, both presidential hopefuls from the Democratic Party, are an extension of the two former liberal administrations.
“The conservative bloc is not finished. The LKP has done things wrong, but not to the extent to be dumped by the people,” Kim said.
Since the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal in December, the ruling party has been struggling to find popular contenders for the upcoming presidential race, which will come earlier than expected if the Constitutional Court confirms her ouster.
So far, former six-term lawmaker Rhee In-je, Rep. Won Yoo-chul, and Rep. Ahn Sang-soo have officially expressed the intent to run for the party’s candidacy.
Other potential presidential candidates from the party include South Gyeongsang Gov. Hong Joon-pyo and former Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Moon-soo.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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