Lee Jae-myung and Kim Dong-yeon Agree to One-on-One Debate... "Debate Possibly During Seollal Holiday"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Kim Dong-yeon, the New Wave presidential candidate, agreed on the 26th to hold a one-on-one debate.

Presidential candidate Kim Dong-yeon. / Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

On this day, Candidate Lee and Candidate Kim agreed to hold a policy discussion on urgent issues and major presidential pledges. Both sides stated, "The focus will be on small business loss compensation, economic policies such as real estate, and power structure reform tasks," and added, "The debate will be held as soon as possible."

Both sides agreed to promptly proceed with practical negotiations regarding the debate.

Kim's side explained, "We will conduct practical negotiations regarding the format, timing, and media."

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is announcing labor pledges at the Workers' Welfare Center in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on the 26th. Photo by National Assembly Press Photographers.

The Democratic Party side also explained, "It is not necessarily a TV debate," but "a pure policy discussion." Kwon Hyuk-ki, deputy spokesperson of the Democratic Party, said, "The date will be decided through discussions among the working-level staff."

The New Wave side also said, "Both sides agreed that they want to hold it as soon as possible," and "They aim to hold it around the Lunar New Year holiday if possible."