Lee Joon-seok said, "Only the principles of the party's constitution and regulations are explained to the inquiry about the nomination of Myung Tae-

Amid suspicions of intervening in the nomination of candidates for the June 2022 by-elections after the phone call between President Yoon Suk Yeol and Myung Tae-kyun was released, Lee Joon-seok, the leader of the People's Power Party, said he explained only the principles of party constitution and party regulations to Myung.

In a media interview, Lee said, "Myeong contacted Kim Young-sun in various ways to nominate Kim, and he was asked to nominate Kim, but he conveyed the principle that strategic nominations are given if they are more competitive than the other candidates."

When the presidential office explained that the nomination decision makers at the time were Lee Joon-seok, the party leader, and Yoon Sang-hyun, the chairman of the nomination management committee, he criticized on his SNS, saying that he had no idea whether President Yoon had reported to the officialdom committee or not.