Won Hee-ryong: “If I had been the head of the Fair Trade Commission, I would have done a better job than Han Dong-hoon.”

[‘\nOn the 4th, Ohn Hee-ryong, a candidate for the leader of the main opposition People Power Party, targeted his rival Han Dong-hoon, saying, “(If I had been the emergency committee chairman) there would have been no defeat” in the last general election, highlighting Han’s ‘election responsibility theory.’,
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Candidate Ohn Hee-ryong (left), a candidate for the leader of the People Power Party, speaks to candidate Han Dong-hoon at the ‘Change 5-minute Vision Presentation’ held at ASSA Art Hall in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 2nd. [Photo = National Assembly Photo Journalist],
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, ‘On this day, he wrote on his social networking service (SNS), “Ohn Hee-ryong or Han Dong-hoon, it’s time to choose again,” he said.’,
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, ‘He said, “After losing the Gangseo-gu mayoral election and with a dark outlook for the general election, we had two options for the emergency committee chairman to save the struggling party,” and criticized, “Many people said the experienced Ohn Hee-ryong should be entrusted with the position, but the choice was Han Dong-hoon. Everyone knows the result of that choice.”‘,
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, ‘He continued, “I want to ask those who lost in the capital region, too. I also fought against Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung with all my might, but I lost. I understand better than anyone the hearts of losers and the difficulties of the capital region elections,” and added, “I am confident that if I had taken on the role of the emergency committee chairman, there would have been no such defeat. We cannot entrust it to someone who failed big just two months ago.”‘,
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Former Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ohn Hee-ryong declared his candidacy for party leader at the National Assembly on the 23rd of last month. 2024.06.23. [Photo = Yonhap News],
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, ‘In particular, Ohn emphasized the conflict over candidate nominations between Han (the emergency committee chairman at the time) and President Yoon Suk-yeol during the last general election.’,
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, ‘Ohn said, “Even if there were differences of opinion with the President, we would not have clashed in that way. Since 2000, I have experienced waves of nominations in every parliamentary election and know how cautious we should be about nominations,” and appealed, “We should not choose a party leader who will clash with the President again, or a leader with insufficient experience. This time, we should entrust it to Ohn Hee-ryong.”‘,
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