Lee Jae-myung Declares Bid for Party Leader Re-election on the 10th... "Proposing Alternatives to Overcome National Crisis"

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Former Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung will declare his bid for re-election as party leader on the 10th.

Lee's camp announced on the 9th through a press release that a press conference for his candidacy will be held at the party member zone in the Yeouido Central Party Office.

Lee's camp stated, "In the declaration of candidacy, we will present a vision for the Republic of Korea that has been missing and deliver a message of hope to the people," adding, "We plan to announce policy alternatives to overcome the national crisis and restore people's livelihoods through new economic growth."

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Since it is rare to run for re-election as party leader, they are expected to put effort into explaining the inevitability of re-election. Lee's camp said, "We will also emphasize plans for party development to lead a more competent and prepared Democratic Party through innovation."

Lee previously resigned as party leader on the 24th of last month. The political circle has interpreted the resignation as a step toward re-election.

At one point, there was talk of Lee being nominated as party leader, but with former lawmaker Kim Doo-kwan declaring his candidacy for the party leadership race, it has taken the form of a primary election. However, given the internal party opinion landscape, the political circle expects Lee to continue his dominant run.