The two candidates visited Park’s home in Dalseong County, Daegu, on Monday afternoon. They were accompanied by Lee In-sun, head of the party’s Daegu chapter; Koo Ja-geun, head of the party’s North Gyeongsang chapter; and lawmaker Yoo Young-ha.
After the meeting, Choo told reporters Park is “a former president from our party and the most senior figure in conservative politics,” and said he visited to pay his respects, check on her well-being and talk with her.
Choo said Park recalled praising him during her administration, saying he had strong drive “true to his name,” which he said helped put him at ease. He said Park also voiced concern that recent domestic and international conditions were unsettled and said that in such times it is important to defend liberal democracy and that Daegu should play its role as a center of conservative politics.
Choo said Park encouraged them to work hard and win, adding that she said each voter’s choice would determine the nation’s fate and that the public would choose wisely. Choo said he took her remarks seriously and pledged to revive Daegu’s economy and “protect the conservative heart.”
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