Lee Jae-myung, who was elected as an official candidate for the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, met with President Moon Jae-in on the 26th for the South Korean presidential election next year.
Prior to this, Mr. Lee also met with the former Prime Minister who fought in the election of candidates, and is in full swing toward unity within the party.
In South Korea, a presidential election due to the expiration of the term is scheduled to be held in March next year, and the innovative ruling party "Democratic Party of Korea" that supports President Mun Jae-in will be the governor in Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi-do) near Seoul on the 10th of this month. Lee Jae-myung, who served as an official candidate, was selected as an official candidate.
Mr. Lee met with President Mun at Cheong Wa Dae on the 26th and said, "I am a member of the Mun administration and will continue to do my best for the administration." I ask for competition through policy in the election. "
Lee has just met with former Prime Minister Lee Na-gyung (Lee Nak-yon), who fought in the party elections on the 24th and the camp objected to the result, and just appealed for future cooperation, and the party and supporters. We are in full swing of activities for unity.
On the other hand, the largest conservative opposition party, "People Power Party," which aims to regain power, has narrowed down the candidates to four and is scheduled to be elected on the 5th of next month.
Opposition parties are stepping up the pursuit of allegations of fraud that have surfaced over urban development projects in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, where Lee was once the mayor, and South Korean media said the allegations affected the situation in the presidential election. It also points out the possibility of exerting.