Written : 2025-05-07 10:00:00 KST
Tensions are brewing within the conservative bloc over unifying the candidacy between the People Power Party candidate Kim Moon-soo and former prime minister Han Duck-soo. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is battling on legal and campaign fronts. Our Kim Do-yeon reports.
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brew 태동하다, 일어나려고 하다
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The People Power Party presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo and independent candidate Han Duck-soo will meet one-on-one at 6 PM on Wednesday to discuss a possible merger. This comes as Kim abruptly halted his campaign after tensions escalated between him and the PPP leadership as Kim wants to take time and lead the merger process while the PPP leadership says there's no time with the official candidate registration coming up.
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Kim has also accused the party leaders of trying to oust him as their presidential nominee. "If this was the plan all along, I don't understand why we held three rounds of primaries. So as of now, I'm suspending all my activities as the party's candidate. I'll be heading back to Seoul to seriously address the pressing issues that remain." This comes as the PPP is set to hold its third floor-wide meeting on Wednesday a 3rd straight day.
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oust [aʊst]몰아내다[쫓아내다/축출하다]
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In Tuesday's meeting the party's interim leader Kwon Young-se called for a survey of the PPP's registered supporters on whether they support a merger. All this without notifying Kim one of the reasons why Kim had halted his campaign. As for ex-PM Han he said he's not once thought about the merger falling through. He said that would be a betrayal of the citizens as he faced the media earlier on Tuesday.
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fall through 완료[실현]되지 못하다
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In the afternoon he met with another former prime minister and presidential candidate Lee Nak-yon. Lee despite being from DP is in the anti-Lee Jae-myung camp and could lock arms with Han in this election on the premise of amending the constitution. Meanwhile the Democratic Party of Korea appears to be fighting on two fronts in the presidential election as Lee meets voters and the Party works to pressure the Supreme Court to delay all trials involving presidential candidates until after the June 3rd election.
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lock arms with ~와 연대하다
premise 전제
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Following the Court's decision to overturn an appeals ruling in Lee's election law case, he's now set to appear for a retrial hearing on May 15. The DP accuses Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae of political bias, speeding up the process and effectively convicting Lee despite the earlier acquittal. "He was effectively the planner and executor of political interference, election meddling, and a targeted trial.
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This amounts to grounds for impeachment." As for the campaigning for Lee himself is set to visit Jeollabuk-do Province and Chungcheongnam-do Province on Wednesday. Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.
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