Kim Dongyeon Criticizes Lee Jaemyung: "No Effort Seen for Political Reform"

Kim Dongyeon, a candidate in the Democratic Party's presidential primary, criticized on the 18th, "Candidate Lee Jaemyung promised a semi-presidential system, shortening of the presidential term, and electoral law reform when he formed an alliance with me three years ago." He added, "I had high expectations, but I did not see any effort after he was re-elected as the Democratic Party leader."

Democratic Party presidential primary candidate Dongyeon Kim is preparing for the first TV debate on the 18th at MBC in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

During the MBC 100-Minute Debate that evening, Kim stated, "We need to move toward the Seventh Republic," and emphasized, "It is necessary to shorten the presidential term to align it with the general election."

Lee responded, "I was unable to keep my promises because I did not become president," and explained, "There was strong opposition from the ruling party to electoral law reform." In response, Kim pointed out, "It is difficult to agree with that," and added, "It was our duty to make efforts for political reform from our respective positions."