Hong Joon-pyo, former mayor of Daegu, noted on the 25th that "Voting for Reform Party candidate Lee Jun-seok is not a wasted vote but an investment in the future."
Hong, a candidate in the People Power Party's presidential primary, made the remarks on his online platform "Dream of Youth" on this day, nine days before the June 3 presidential election.
The Reform Party responded to Hong's remarks. Kim Cheol-geun, the party's secretary general, wrote on Facebook, "Thanks to the support from former Mayor Hong, we will surely win," adding, "I believe that the strategic choice for candidate Lee, who has the potential to come in first, is becoming quicker." Lee Dong-hoon, the party's spokesman, mentioned, "What could be the reason for former Mayor Hong to say this at this point? In short, it means the instinct has come. "