After completing the 'Daejang-dong National Inspection,' Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, visited Gwangju and Bonghama Village one after another on the 22nd, and started the finals in earnest.
At the same time, former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol, a powerful opposition figure, was embroiled in a controversy over the remarks defending Chun Doo-hwan.
Candidate Lee visited the Gwangju National May 18 Democracy Cemetery this morning and worshiped.
This is virtually the first schedule for a presidential candidate since he visited the Daejeon Memorial Cemetery on the 11th, the day after the election ended.
In order to break through Jeongguk in Daejang-dong head-on, he started to digest the delayed schedule as he received the Gyeonggi-do government audit by the National Assembly as the governor of Gyeonggi-do.
It is interpreted that as the first schedule, they went to Gwangju, the heart of the Democratic Party, to gather key supporters.
Candidate Lee said, "Gwangju is my social mother. Of course, it is a place where I have to come and say hello first, and decide what path I will take in the future."
Candidate Lee poured direct and indirect criticism toward former President Yoon throughout the visitation schedule.
It is interpreted as criticizing former President Yoon for his lack of historical awareness and emphasizing that he is a runner with the acumen of a democratic government.
Candidate Lee met with reporters and said, "Mr. Chun Doo-hwan is the leader of the rebellion and a genocide." "(Ex-President Yoon) only enjoyed the benefits of a democratic system made with the blood and sweat of the people, so he did not understand the harshness of the name Chun Doo-hwan at all. I wouldn't have understood"hit it directly.
He also sarcasticly said, "A murder robber can be a good person, except for the fact that he committed murder robbery."
Also, while visiting the cemetery, he stepped on the 'Chun Doo-hwan Monument' buried in the ground so that pilgrims could step on it, and pointed out, "It must have been difficult for you to step on candidate Yoon because he was a person he respected."
When he placed a wreath in front of the tomb of Martyr Lee Han-yeol at the 2nd cemetery, he said, "If you live life without thinking, don't you think of martyr Ahn Jung-geun and do it?"
It is interpreted to be aimed at the controversy that former President Yoon said, "Is this a riot (revolt)" to the picture of the martyr Lee Han-yeol at the Busan Democracy Park event.
Candidate Lee plans to visit Bonghama Village in the afternoon to visit the graveyard of former President Roh Moo-hyun and meet with Ms. Kwon Yang-sook.
Starting with today's schedule, Candidate Lee plans to speed up his steps toward the finals.
The resignation of the Gyeonggi governorship is expected to take place in the early or mid-week of next week, after completing the process and asking the residents for their understanding.
After meeting with former CEO Lee Nak-yeon and meeting with President Moon Jae-in, unity within the party and cooperation between the party offices have been consolidated, the plan is to complete the formation of a one-team squadron by the beginning of next month.
Although the prompt cooperation of former CEO Lee, who has been in hiding since the declaration of surrender on the 13th, is necessary, he is in the position to wait with respect as much as possible.
Candidate Lee said, "I'm in discussion, so please wait" about the schedule to meet with former President Lee and President Moon today.
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