I'm not allowed to be a "collusion accomplice" and "Lee Jae-myung can't do it"...Controversy over NEC standards [Y transcript]

■ Host: Kim Sun-young Anchor
■ Starring: Yoon Hee-seok, Senior Spokesperson for People's Power, Seo Yong-joo, Former Deputy Spokesperson for Democratic Party of Korea

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◆ Anchor
In the midst of impeachment, political circles are focusing on the possibility of an early presidential election. The controversy over the untimely bias of the NEC's banner has emerged. People's Power Rep. Jeong Yeon-wook is said to have made such a policy that Lee Jae-myung cannot hang this banner in his constituency, but the NEC said it was impossible. What do you think of the NEC's decision?

◇ Seo Yong-ju
Compared to Jeong Yeon-wook and Lee Jae-myung, who will run directly in the next election? He's CEO Lee Jae-myung. So, from the NEC's point of view, whether that's a good word or a bad word, eventually the name will be published can affect the recognition in the election. Being a politician raises awareness with a good image, but even as a bad image, if its name is known, it can affect the election. That's why I made the judgment in that regard. Which NEC subjectively raises only a specific person's hand? I don't think so.

◆ Anchor
First of all, lawmaker Seo Young-kyo also defended the NEC's decision like this because it could have a direct impact on the election. Let's listen to Seo Young-kyo's voice for a while.

◆ Anchor
If the early presidential election is held right away, it is a rebuttal that says, "Isn't it our candidate?" How did you like it?

◇ Yun Hee-seok If that's the case, it's wrong. Rep. Seo Young-kyo misunderstands the basic premise, and so does the NEC. Is the early presidential election confirmed? It's not like that right now. Since there is an early presidential election in the NEC's argument and Seo Young-kyo's argument, Lee Jae-myung, who has no choice but to run in the upcoming election in just a few months, should not be the representative, Lee Jae-myung, because this is very bad for Lee Jae-myung, isn't it an argument that harms the fairness of the election? What's important is that we don't have any confirmation that we can have an early presidential election. If you just go, it's the presidential election in March, 27. We still have two more years left. If you leave it alone. However, since there will be an election soon with this, the NEC's decision itself, which put the conditions on it and said, "This is very unfavorable to representative Lee Jae-myung, so this is not very logical." That's why you're having a meeting again today, right? The important thing is that the NEC has been making judgments against us over the years, with the question of whether to permit or disallow banners in this way, but the judgment itself is not accepted by the public, so it is constantly being distrusted. Even if Lee Jae-myung doesn't work, it's a political view. Then, please prepare the criteria accurately. So we don't want a situation where the NEC is distrusted by the people.

◆ Anchor
This is completely different from the allegations of fraudulent elections claimed by the NEC's so-called far-right YouTuber, which has been controversial several times over the NEC's judgment of election banners, and it would be nice to show the graphic again. Let's make it 1 now in the 2021 by-election as well. Let's do 1 and don't allow the word "South Korean hypocrisy". This is why there was another battle between the ruling and opposition parties. The criteria are not clear, what do you think about that?

◇ Seo Yong-ju
It's been a long time since the NEC's standards are not clear. That's why we need to improve it. But the NEC is a constitutional institution. Since it is a constitutional institution, it was the reality of all politicians in the ruling and opposition parties that the election was held because they understood the NEC's decision even if it was a little hard to understand. So sometimes it doesn't suit your taste, so the Democratic Party of Korea criticized the election committee and the power of the people. I think we have no choice but to follow the decision of the NEC, a constitutional institution. If the National Election Commission, a constitutional institution, says it doesn't like me, it should be an affiliated institution. Why would it be a constitutional institution? So if you leave it there, you have no choice but to follow it, and in the future, it can be the other way around. The name Lee Jae-myung is now disallowed, but if it is allowed then, the Democratic Party of Korea may say, "Does that make sense?"

◆ Anchor
But shouldn't the standard change?

◇ Seo Yong-ju
That is a systemic flaw in the NEC. It's always been like that. The Central Election Commission is always different from the decision of the Local Election Commission. Everyone's opinion is different. The prosecution and the court are not even adopting the NEC's decision as evidence. So I think these are the institutional improvements of the NEC. The NEC will review this controversy once more, so it's better to watch, but the NEC's judgment is that as one of the people who has been auditing the NEC for a long time, this is the worst case number. in order to avoid their responsibilities So, they are asking if the early presidential election is not confirmed, but this decision is made on the assumption that the early presidential election is confirmed. I think it's right to think that the NEC has always made that decision because if they allow this when it's confirmed, they have to be responsible for it.

◇ Yun Hee-seok Deputy spokesperson Seo Yong-joo is also not convinced of the NEC's decision, so even though you're talking for a long time, I don't know the key point. The bottom line is that the NEC is wrong.

◇ Seo Yong-ju
It is not to say that the NEC was wrong, but it should respect the NEC's decision. But the NEC itself has always been criticized for some degree of interpretation in terms of consistency.

◆ Anchor
Hove you anything further to say?

◇ Yun Hee-seok If you look closely at what the opposition has done so far to respect what is wrong, please consider our position. Those who want to impeach the prime minister and the acting president if they do not exercise their veto power by setting a date now should respect the decision of the constitutional institution because the election committee is a constitutional institution? I think it doesn't add up.

◇ Seo Yong-ju
Isn't that a separate matter? Even if we don't like the court, the outcome of the trial is the same as having to respect it again.

◆ Anchor
Anyway Lee Jae-myung can't, I'll disallow this and discuss it again. The NEC has changed its position now, and we will see what the final decision will be made.

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: Yoon Hyun-kyung, Editor of the Digital News Team
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