Kim Moon-soo, the People Power Party presidential candidate, criticized Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate, on the 26th, saying, "He must reflect on why he has brought such chaos to Korea and a regression of democracy more than President Yoon Suk-yeol."

Kim Moon-soo, the People Power Party presidential candidate, visits Seoin Intersection in Anseong Central Market in Anseong City and appeals for support on October 26. /Courtesy of News1

After the campaign in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, on the same day, Kim noted in a meeting with reporters that it was "good" that the Democratic Party had decided to withdraw the 'non-lawyer Supreme Court justice appointment law,' and added, "That was a natural response. Is there anything like this happening around the world?"

Kim also remarked, "Which country in the world has 100 Supreme Court justices? The very idea is a bulletproof concept," and said, "How can such a notion, which disregards the separation of powers, arise? I have studied dictatorial regimes like Hitler's and many communist dictatorships, and there has never been such a dictatorship."

Previously, on the 23rd, Democratic Party member Park Beom-gye proposed a bill to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from the current 14 to 30 and allow individuals without lawyer qualifications to become justices. Subsequently, there were concerns raised within the party about the excessiveness of this proposal.

Kim reiterated his commitment to resolve the issue of 'poor election management.'

He stated, "Every single vote is incredibly precious, and it must not be managed poorly or fraudulently," adding, "This is a firm belief of mine. If I become president, there will absolutely be no election fraud, and it will be very transparent.

He continued, "Even if citizens raise questions regarding the verification process, I will respond thoroughly."

He further commented, "Saying, 'You've done it a few times, so stop now,' is not acceptable. The election commission should provide kind and thorough explanations to those who raise questions. Isn't that democracy?"

Although Kim promised to abolish the 'early voting system,' he explained his intention to participate in early voting this election by saying, "If there is no early voting, the voter turnout will decrease, which is not desirable, so I took that into account comprehensively."

However, he emphasized, "There are difficulties in sending the votes to their respective locations after voting outside one's district and until the counting process, so we need to manage it more rigorously, but concerns about poor management have been raised," and stated that he would ensure thorough monitoring by many election monitors to minimize the risks of election fraud or poor management while participating in early voting.