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A ceremony to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement was held in Gwangju.

President Yoon Seok-yeol entered through the main gate of the Democratic Cemetery and emphasized the spirit of May and national unity.



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President Yun Seok-yeol enters the commemorative ceremony across the 'door of democracy' with the organization of the families of the 5/18 bereaved families. 



It is the first time for a conservative president to pass through the main gate of the Democratic Cemetery where the 5/18 victims are buried. 



President Yoon, who started his commemorative speech by saying that Gwangju is a 'sacred site' for the democratization movement, defined the spirit of the May 18th as the spirit of the Constitution of Liberal Democracy. 



[President Seok-Yeol Yoon: The 'Spirit of May' is the restoration of universal values ​​and is the spirit of the constitution of liberal democracy itself.] 



President Yoon has repeatedly expressed his position that the spirit of May 18th should be included in the preamble of the constitution since his candidacy. 



He confirmed his beliefs once again, but it seems that he avoided direct expression in view of the fact that constitutional amendment requires public consensus. 



'National unity' was also connected with Gwangju. 



[President Yoon Seok-yeol: The spirit of May, which defended liberal democracy with blood, is the cornerstone of national unity.] 



The value of liberal democracy and human rights is the philosophy of unification that unites our people. He emphasized that it is in line with the universal value of 'freedom' emphasized in this inaugural address. 



President Yoon visited Gwangju on a special train today (18th) with the staff of the presidential office as well as members of the People's Power, and this is the ninth visit since he announced his political participation. 



At President Yoon's commemorative ceremony, Lee Jun-seok, representative of the People's Power, said, "I am deeply moved," and evaluated it as "the crystallization of sincere effort." 



Park Ji-hyeon, chairman of the Democratic Party's Joint Brigade, said, "I highly appreciate attending the ceremony," but pointed out that "the spirit of May 18 must be shown through actions, not words."



(Video coverage: Joo Beom, Video editing: Hwang Ji-young)