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News summary on the way home from work, Subsletter Evening.
Two of the Big 3 candidates who were defeated or withdrew midway from the last presidential election have officially announced their candidacy for the National Assembly badge.
The Democratic Party decided to strategically nominate permanent advisor Lee Jae-myung to Gyeyang-eul, Incheon, and Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Transitional Committee, officially declared his candidacy for Bundangap, Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
The candidacy of the metropolitan area may be shaken by the candidacy of a high-profile politician.
“Lee Jae-myung, running for Gyeyang…leading local elections”
Gyeyang-eul, Incheon is a district where by-elections were held as former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil ran for mayor of Seoul.
The Democratic Party held an emergency response committee meeting and decided to nominate former Gyeonggi governor Lee Jae-myung as a candidate for the by-election here.
The Democratic Party also entrusted former governor Lee Gyeyang to run for Gyeyang and to serve as the head of the general election for the June 1 local elections, which led to the overall local elections.
Former Governor Lee said he plans to attend the inauguration ceremony of the election committee to be held on the 11th.
Ex-Governor Lee returned to the political front again just two months after losing the March 9 presidential election, which is an unusually early return to politics compared to the defeat in the previous presidential election.
Let's start with the briefing of the Democratic Party's chief spokesperson Yoh Yong-jin.
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◆ Koh Yong-jin: The third is Gyeyang-eul.
We would like to inform you that we have decided to appoint Lee Jae-myung, a standing advisor, as a candidate.
Park Ji-hyeon, the vice chairman, all made remarks, but recently, the leadership asked Standing Adviser Lee Jae-myung to run directly to win the local election, and Standing Advisor Lee Jae-myung also agreed.
At the same time, I would like to inform you that the non-captain has made the decision to assume the position of the permanent general election chairman for this election.
◇ Reporter: There is criticism that Lee Jae-myung is running for a very stable place.
◆ Ko Yong-jin: There are several opinion polls showing that Gyeyang is not a green place.
Since he had to lead the entire election campaign, it was a decision to make sure that the candidate ran for Gyeyang-eul and successfully entered the parliament, so that it could have an effect on the Incheon area and other areas as well.
"Accepting the erupting demands"... appearance of cheering
Former Governor Lee has been away from home since his loss in the presidential election, and the Democratic Party has not ceased to be a voice calling for Lee to appear in the by-election.
Recently, there have been orders from the party leadership not only to run for office but also to become a leader in local elections.
As the situation in the metropolitan area, which is the winner of the June 1 local elections, is going unfavorably, the 'take out theory' that the former governor should come to the fore is gradually growing.
Rep. Lee Won-wook, chairman of the Democratic Party's Strategic Nomination Management Committee, who brought Lee Jae-myung to the fore, said on MBC radio on the 3rd, "When the party thinks it will help the national election, (former governor) is also considering hiring." What is clear is that there is currently no star like Jae-myung Lee in the Democratic Party.”
The party leadership also joined the debate, and floor leader Park Hong-geun told CBS Radio the day (4th), "Since the local election situation is getting very difficult, it is an important strategy to regroup the hearts of those who supported Lee in the last election. “He put weight on the pitch theory.
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Now that elections in the metropolitan area are getting difficult, given the overall local election situation or the atmosphere of the by-election, these demands are erupting, should we not simply support, but drive ourselves by running?
(..) In the end, I think that reuniting the hearts of those who supported Lee Jae-myung in the last presidential election is perhaps a very important strategy in the local election.
Park Ji-hyeon, chairman of the Democratic Party's joint emergency countermeasures committee, said a similar thing yesterday (the 5th) on MBC radio's 'News High Kick of Pyo Chang-won', and he expressed the opinion that former governor Lee Jae-myung should be elected a little more actively.
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Advisor Lee Jae-myung is a valuable asset of the party and a key person who can break through our party's inferiority.
I think we should support local elections as well as run for by-elections.
Above all, I think that it is a matter of discussion and decision between the Consulate General and the Non-Captain, but there is a lot of controversy over whether it is Gyeyang or Bundang.
The current situation in Incheon is not good, but in Gyeonggi, candidate Kim Dong-yeon is doing well.
If I go to Gyeyang, I think it will be more helpful for local elections because I think I will be able to help with the general election in Incheon and also support campaigning nationwide without being tied to Gyeyang.
However, it seems that we cannot overlook the point of criticism that Seongnam had escaped to Gyeyang.
When I came to Seongnam, there is a reason that I kept my stronghold because I broke through the front, but I think that there is a limit to the nationwide support campaign because it is a place with such a strong pay.
I think it should be decided through enough discussion in the non-captain from the inside.
In this way, the Democratic Party leadership also talked about the election, and some lawmakers in the Incheon area openly requested to run for office.
Former Governor Lee Jae-myung took the form of accommodating this strong demand rather than ignoring it, and resumed his political activities.
"We need to overcome the limit of the 0 line in the National Assembly"
There are many opinions within the Democratic Party that ex-Governor Jae-myung Lee needs experience as a member of the National Assembly even for his future political career. They say that it is advantageous to overcome the limits of 'zero line' and gain experience in parliamentary politics in order to win the next presidential election.
Democratic Party lawmaker Woo Won-shik also posted this opinion on social media.
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Second, candidate Lee Jae-myung, who received the most votes in the history of the Democratic Party, should appear on the central political stage as soon as possible and gain experience in parliamentary politics.
Although he became a candidate for the ruling party's president only with his high achievements as a group leader, politics develops through compromise and institutionalization between opposing forces.
It is necessary to be reborn as a leader to a higher level through parliamentaryism experience and time to accumulate.
Just like President Roh Moo-hyun, who served as a member of the National Assembly, developed his insufficient administrative capacity as the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries to achieve the same goal, although it is a different way.
Even if he does not go far to the next presidential election, former Governor Lee is planning to challenge the party at the Democratic National Convention scheduled for August.
Ahn Cheol-soo announces candidacy
Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the Presidential Takeover Committee, also officially declared his candidacy for the National Assembly by-election.
After attending the National Report on Policy Tasks for Gyeonggi-do, Chairman Ahn was asked to clarify his position on running for Bundangap. "I plan to throw myself away to win the election not only in Bundangap, but also in the metropolitan area, including Gyeonggi Province." "Kim Eun-hye As the Gyeonggi governor candidate stepped forward, sincere requests from inside and outside the party to me to run for Bundangap to win not only Gyeonggi Province but also the metropolitan area have continued. I plan to play a role," he said, and although he did not explicitly mention the region for which he is running, it is common sense to interpret it as meaning that he will actually run for office in Bundangap.
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◆ Ahn Cheol-soo: Only by winning the branch can a newly launched government be able to stably run state affairs and reform.
So, I'm going to throw myself away for victory in the metropolitan area including Gyeonggi-do as well as Bundang-gap.
By electing at least one more person, I plan to play a role in helping Gyeonggi-do to develop and cooperate with the government.
◇ Reporter: What kind of connection does the chairman have with Gyeonggi-do?
◆ Ahn Cheol-soo: The first office building I built was Ahn Lab.
At first, when I was a low-cost AhnLab manager, I built the office building first with the potential for various developments in Pangyo in mind.
If you come, AhnLab's office building is located closest to the subway.
At first, it was a wasteland, but now it has become Korea's Silicon Valley.
I think I contributed to that.
Challenge with the 'People's Power' sign
Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo's challenge is a task that must be solved in order to enter the leadership of the 'People's Power', because he must run for the National Assembly and be elected before he can challenge the party and surpass the presidency.
In order to increase contact with lawmakers in the power of the people, where there is little 'Ahn Cheol-soo', the position of a member of the National Assembly must be absolutely advantageous.
He said that he would return to the party ahead of the election of the next Prime Minister, and he even predicted early on for a run for the National Assembly.
It is difficult to predict because there are many variables until the National Convention with one year left, and given the current situation, Ahn's candidacy for chairman is also helping the people's strength.
People's Power is an atmosphere that sees a synergy effect with Kim Eun-hye's election campaign for Gyeonggi Governor Kim Eun-hye if a former presidential candidate runs in an area where Ahn Lab is located.
The sale has grown to a presidential level
With the scramble for Lee Jae-myung and Ahn Cheol-soo, the local elections and the by-elections for the National Assembly have become bigger than ever, and it is also noteworthy that they cast their votes in the capital area, a fierce battlefield.
It is because the sortie of the giants could affect Daejeon in the metropolitan area that encompasses Gyeonggi and Incheon.
In other words, depending on the outcome of the Gyeonggi governor or Incheon mayor, the political status of these two major powers can also be affected.
It seems that the party level will also concentrate its firepower. Although the Democratic Party and the people are not in the same constituency, the clash seems to be reminiscent of a 'mini-election'.
That's why there are already checks and checks on each other.
In particular, Lee Jun-seok, the representative of the People's Power, attacked, saying, "I can't erase the suspicion that he is trying to bulletproof the investigation into himself by somehow entering the hospital."
In the context of investigations into Daejang-dong and the 'Seongnam FC suspicion', I was referring to the point that the former governor may have rushed to run for the privilege of non-arrest.
Although Chairman Ahn Cheol-soo has an Ahn Lab, the justification for running for Bundangap is not great, and it is not clear whether or not there will be a strategic nomination.
a piece of the day
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It is a rice paddy field in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do.
It is an event that reenacts farming with a plow pulled by two cows, and is part of the 'Hongcheon Gyeo-ri Agricultural Culture', Gangwon-do Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 33.
(Photo = Yonhap News)
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