◆ Listen to the 4·7 re-election runners ③ Chul-soo Ahn, Representative of the National Assembly ◆
[김호영 기자]– In an interview with Maeil Economic Daily on the 28th, Ahn Chul-soo, the head of the National Assembly Party, said, “I spoke with Kim Jong-in, chairman of the People’s Forces Emergency Response Committee, before the press conference to declare a run for mayor of Seoul.” Representative Ahn said that he first called Chairman Kim. It is noteworthy whether the relationship between the two, which has been cold so far, will gradually become closer under the banner of’opposition solidarity’.
When asked about the possibility of joining the people’s power, CEO Ahn said, “We need a framework that allows not only the people’s power, the people’s party but also the third parties to gather together.” “Isn’t it a tough situation?” The following are questions and answers.
―Do you have any plans to meet with Chairman Kim?
▷ I spoke before the press conference to declare a run. (To Chairman Kim), and then to Ho-young Joo.
―It seems this is my first time talking to Chairman Kim.
▷ He just said’I know’.
―You haven’t contacted me since then.
▷ I met you first and talked about the rules, and I think that’s not the case. In January, it is necessary to compete for vision while announcing policies.
―The leadership of the people’s strength is a cold reaction to the opposition solidarity.
▷ Isn’t it an obligation and responsibility for the leadership to reflect the opinions of the party as much as possible? However, the goal that the opposition should win is the same. I’m sure you can find a way if you discuss it.
-The most desirable candidate unification method.
▷ We have to see which method can most expand the extension. Passports have many cards and organizations that can be used. To make a difference, it requires not only the power of the people and the supporters of the National Assembly, but also the rational progress of the reform tendencies disappointing in the current government. Rather than having one party gain a little more.
―It sounds like there is no intention to join the people’s strength.
▷ Is it possible to expand the extension sufficiently with that method? I want to ask the opposite question.
―Is it that all the opposition candidates under the so-called’Big Tent’ will be elected?
▷ Even if I do that, I wonder if I will win. There is a need for a framework in which all third parties can gather. I would like to be able to create a framework within the power of the people, but is it a difficult situation right now?
―If you cannot become a single candidate for the opposition at the end of the contest.
▷ You must help the (winning) candidate to be elected.
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Ahn Cheol-soo, the head of the National Assembly Party, is giving an interview with Maeil Business Daily on the morning of the 28th, revealing his views on running for Mayor of Seoul next April. [김호영 기자]– ―Isn’t it going out separately as a candidate for the National Assembly Party?
▷ Yes. A candidate who is elected in a way that everyone can agree on will go out as a single candidate for opposition.
―The popularity of the people’s power is on the rise.
▷ When the Democratic Party and the Open Democratic Party are combined, it is almost 40%. The approval rate of the people’s strength is around 20%. It is impossible on its own.
―Is there any resentment from the existing supporters of the National Assembly in joining hands with the people’s strength?
▷ The process of making a single candidate for opposition is important. I also put down the presidential election. It is also necessary to put down the power of the people.
―How do you see former lawmaker Na Gyeong-won and former Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who are considered to be the influential players of the people’s power?
▷ It is desirable to have more competition. I think it increases the chances that a single opposition candidate will be elected. The only thing is, if the contest is fierce, it ends and becomes an enemy. I hope this contest will be positive.
―I won third place in the 2018 Seoul Mayor’s election. There are voices doubting the competitiveness of the election.
▷ None of the active politicians received a 20% approval rating for their personal competitiveness without being a candidate for a large party.
―There are also questions about whether it is true that the will to power is strong due to a lot of concessions.
▷I am more willing to reform than anyone else. This election of the mayor of Seoul should be won by the opposition, but I think I am the right person. He is a doctor and an information technology (IT) entrepreneur. No matter where you look in the world, no politician has the same expertise as me.
-Have you run your own opinion polls?
▷ I didn’t turn it. However, many of the elders who came to persuade me specifically said,’It is difficult to win without Ahn Cheol-soo.
―Is there a decisive reason for choosing to run?
▷ There were three major things. It is the president’s lie about the undemocratic operation of the National Assembly, discipline against Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, and vaccines. I thought it wouldn’t work.
―What kind of person is Yoon in the opposition?
▷I think very positively. The idea that he is the one who is really needed to become a regime change remains unchanged. The idea is that all opposition parties should cooperate. I think the role of President Yoon is necessary.
―The solution to the real estate problem.
▷ The current government used a completely wrong policy that caused housing instability. The supply policy must provide three things: securing the number of houses, securing the quality of the housing, and location. But I only tried to match the numbers. I will correct this. Urban regeneration is a concept that includes reconstruction and redevelopment.
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