Lunch Meeting on the 27th... Meeting Without Attendants
Dinner with Kim Bookyum on the 24th... Focus on Party Unity
Park Yongjin Also Expected to Meet Soon: "Arranging the Date"
Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung is attending the continuation of the first trial for the 'Daejang-dong breach of trust and Seongnam FC bribery' case at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 14th. Photo by Yonhap News
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, will meet with Im Jong-seok, former presidential chief of staff and a member of the anti-Lee faction, on the 27th. Following meetings with former Gyeongnam Governor Kim Kyung-soo and former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, this meeting with Im is also being pursued, which is interpreted as a move toward party unity.
According to the Democratic Party on the 18th, Leader Lee will have a lunch meeting with former Chief Im on the 27th. The meeting is planned to proceed without any attendants, and the location is being arranged at a downtown restaurant.
Former Chief Im is considered a potential opposition leader aligned with the pro-Moon Jae-in faction. On the 3rd, he criticized Leader Lee via his social media platform Facebook, stating, "Leader Lee Jae-myung should start with an objective evaluation and reflection on the last presidential election even now."
Leader Lee will also have a dinner meeting with former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum on the 24th. This meeting will also proceed without attendants. On the 13th, he met with former Governor Kim Kyung-soo for about 90 minutes.
As the early presidential election phase approaches, he appears to be focusing on party unity by meeting consecutively with figures from the anti-Lee faction.
It is also known that Leader Lee is coordinating a meeting with former Democratic Party lawmaker Park Yong-jin, who is from the anti-Lee faction. On the same day, Park appeared on SBS's 'Kim Tae-hyun's Political Show' and said, "It was the first time since the last general election that I received a call (from Leader Lee)," adding, "He asked to meet, so we are currently arranging the date."
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