Blue House Urges Restraint After Kim Kwan-young's Remarks on 'Communication with President Lee Jaemyung': "Refrain from Drawing President into Election"

The Blue House stated on the 26th that it urges people to refrain from involving the President and the Blue House in election issues or using them as subjects of political strife, in response to remarks made by independent candidate Kim Kwan-young—who is running in the North Jeolla Province gubernatorial election—suggesting that he had communicated with President Lee Jaemyung.

On this afternoon, the Blue House announced through a press briefing, "Elections are a matter between candidates and voters," clarifying its position.

On the 20th, during a radio broadcast, candidate Kim was asked whether he had communicated with President Lee Jaemyung during the process of running for office. He answered to the effect that he "had spoken about the inevitability of his candidacy."

In response, Kang Junhyun, chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference on the 24th, stating, "After confirming the facts through the Blue House, we received a definitive answer that it is absolutely untrue." He criticized, saying, "This is a political ploy to seek power by riding on the President's coattails and a slanderous act of falsely invoking the President."

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