'97 Group' Park Jumin Also Running for Party Leader... Announces Candidacy on the 8th

Following Kang Byung-won, Kang Hoon-sik, and Park Yong-jin, Decision to Run

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Park Jumin, a member of the '97 Group,' is joining the candidates for the party leader election. It is expected that the competition for 'generational change' will intensify against the leading candidate, Lee Jae-myung.

Park Jumin's office announced on the 7th that a press conference for his candidacy will be held the next day, on the 8th. The press conference will take place at 2 PM at the National Assembly Communication Hall.

Earlier, re-elected members Kang Byung-won, Kang Hoon-sik, and Park Yong-jin, who are also called the '97 Group' within the party, announced their candidacies one after another, drawing attention to whether Park would run. Recently, it has been reported that Park was carefully considering his candidacy, taking into account the party's internal situation and messaging.