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Democratic presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung met with President Moon Jae-in as the presidential candidate of the ruling party yesterday (26th). Ahead of the battle with the opposition candidates, they are making strides in the so-called 'one team creation' that unites the supporters of the Democratic Party.



Correspondent Koh Ji-hyun.



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Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung met President Moon Jae-in, who is called 'the first party member of the Democratic Party,' 16 days after his election.



The topic of conversation and public remarks that lasted for 50 minutes was 'creating one team'.



[President Moon Jae-in: It is important to embrace the wounds caused by competition and to become one again, but it was very good to have a meeting with former CEO Lee Nak-yeon on Sunday.]



[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: We will do our best to continue our Moon Jae-in government’s success and remain a historic government. At the



following closed meeting, Candidate Lee said, "I apologize for making President Moon harsher five years ago during the presidential election," and President Moon replied, "Now that you are the No. 1 candidate, you know how it feels." Lee Cheol-hee, senior presidential secretary for political affairs, reported.



A key official from Lee's side added, "Lee, who was a minority within the Democratic Party, has resolved the controversy over legitimacy."



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Lee

also said this to the white pine planted by Chun Doo-hwan on the grounds of the Blue House,

[Lee Jae-myung / Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: White pine also looks very unusual,The person who planted it was a bit unusual.]



It seems to be a remark aimed at candidate Yoon Seok-yeol for the People's Power primary, who is embroiled in controversy over 'Chun Doo-hwan's defense'.



Candidate Lee, who was registered as a preliminary candidate for the presidential election with the National Election Commission, is concentrating on creating a 'one team' by meeting in succession with rivals such as former Democratic Party leader Lee Nak-yeon, former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun yesterday, and former Minister Choo Mi-ae today.