■ Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate of the People Power Party, urged the party leadership to clearly explain the reasons for convening the National Committee and Party Convention amid talks of a merger with independent candidate Han Duck-soo.
■ Kim’s spokesperson criticized the party for sidelining the official candidate, forming a unilaterally organized merger task force, and showing no cooperation in setting up the campaign team or appointing party staff.
■ Kim’s camp raised suspicions that the leadership may be using the upcoming convention as a means to strip him of his candidacy in favor of the merger.
