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Park Geun-hye's Campaigning Efforts Futile, Says Ex-Party Leader Kim Chong-in

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former interim leader Kim Chong-in believes the ruling People Power Party has lost public trust and predicts a repeat of the 2018 local election results, where the party suffered significant losses.
  • Kim is skeptical about the impact of former President Park Geun-hye's campaigning, recalling her unsuccessful efforts to support a candidate in 2011 and stating her influence as the 'Queen of Elections' is a thing of the past.
  • He argues that the current election atmosphere is already set following the impeachment and new government, making it unlikely for any single individual's campaigning to sway the outcome.

Kim Chong-in, former interim leader of the People Power Party, expressed deep skepticism about the party's electoral prospects, stating it has "completely lost its trust as a political party." He predicts a scenario similar to the 2018 local elections, where the party faced a significant defeat, suggesting that the current election is unfolding without the ruling party demonstrating a normal political stance.

The People Power Party has completely lost its trust as a political party.

· Kim Chong-inKim Chong-in assessed the current standing of the ruling party.

Kim was particularly dismissive of the potential impact of former President Park Geun-hye's involvement in the campaign. He recalled the 2011 Seoul mayoral by-election, where Park's efforts to support candidate Na Kyung-won ultimately failed to secure victory. "That moniker 'Queen of Elections' comes from a situation before 2011," Kim stated, asserting that Park's influence has waned significantly since then.

That moniker 'Queen of Elections' comes from a situation before 2011.

· Kim Chong-inKim Chong-in downplayed Park Geun-hye's influence on current elections.

He further elaborated that the current election follows the impeachment of a president and the establishment of a new government, creating an already determined electoral atmosphere. "The election mood itself is already set," Kim asserted, adding that it is improbable for any individual's campaigning efforts to influence the outcome at this stage.

The election mood itself is already set, and it is improbable for any individual's campaigning efforts to influence the outcome at this stage.

· Kim Chong-inKim Chong-in commented on the fixed nature of the current election atmosphere.

Regarding recent comments by a People Power Party lawmaker suggesting a re-evaluation of Park's impeachment process, Kim questioned the relevance. "The impeachment has already passed; what kind of re-evaluation is possible?" he asked. Kim emphasized that Park, like President Yoon Suk-yeol, was impeached, and people should "coolly assess her position in the public's perception."

The impeachment has already passed; what kind of re-evaluation is possible?

· Kim Chong-inKim Chong-in questioned the relevance of re-evaluating the impeachment process.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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