Independent presidential candidate Han Duck-soo. Yonhap News.
, ‘The camp of Han Duck-soo, an independent presidential candidate, firmly denied recent rumors spreading in political circles that he decided to run for president following a suggestion from former President Yoon Seok-yeol, stating that there is “no truth” to these claims.’,
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, ‘On the 7th, during an interview on CBS Radio\’s \’Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show\’, Lee Jung-hyun, spokesperson for Han Duck-soo’s camp, addressed the rumors that former interim leader of the People Power Party, Kim Jong-in, asked Han why he was running, and supposedly mentioned Yoon\’s encouragement as the reason. Lee clarified by stating, “That is truly not the case.” ‘,
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, ‘The spokesperson further explained, “We were so surprised by such rumors that we called Dr. Kim Jong-in, who said, ‘What are you talking about? I have never had such a conversation.’ To be sure, we checked with candidate Han, and he also said, ‘What are you talking about? It’s absolutely untrue, and I never had such a conversation with Mr. Kim.'” ‘,
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, ‘When the host asked, “Are you saying that former President Yoon never told him to run or not to run, nor did they discuss it?” the spokesperson confirmed, “That’s correct.” ‘,
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, ‘He added, “Candidate Han mentioned that he not only didn’t have such a discussion but also has not spoken with Yoon since his impeachment.” \n’]