Hwang Kyo-ahn Denounces Unification Proposal as 'Political Show', Demands Halt

Candidate Hwang Kyo-ahn criticized People Power Party candidate Yoo Eui-dong's proposal for electoral unification as a "political show" and demanded the candidate's resignation. Hwang Kyo-ahn criticized Yoo Eui-dong's proposal as media play aimed at deceiving voters without sincerity, and as strategic pressure on his campaign, expressing regret over the "shallow calculation" to claim credit for unification efforts. Hwang Kyo-ahn pointed to Yoo Eui-dong's behavior as self-righteousness and a deception of Pyeongtaek citizens, urging him to immediately stop insincere, show-off media play and come to a dignified and fair negotiation table if he desires a true conservative victory.

Candidates Kim Yong-nam, Yoo Eui-dong, Cho Guk, Hwang Kyo-ahn, and Kim Jae-yeon are running in the Pyeongtaek-eul parliamentary by-election. Among them, Kim Yong-nam, Yoo Eui-dong, and Cho Guk are engaged in a close race within the margin of error.

This exchange highlights the difficulties in the conservative camp's unification negotiations in the final stages of the election, with new opinion poll disclosures prohibited from the 28th. This contrasts with the People Power Party leadership's analysis that unification is essential for the victory of conservative candidates.