Aide says presidential office will not get involved in selecting candidates In May the president’s office was suspected of influencing the People Power Party in pushing its policies in exchange for guaranteeing the party's nomination for next year's parliamentary election. 2023.10.25
![Lee Jin-bok, president's senior secretary on political affairs, speaks to reporter after meeting with the head of the People Power Party's innovation committee, Ihn Yo-han, also known as John Linton, at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12377482.jpg?imageId=12377482&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)