Candidates Jae-myung Lee, Yong-jin Park, and Hoon-sik Kang (Hosoon Ki), the next party incumbents of the Democratic Party, appealed for support to party members today (7th), the second day of the circuit election.
The three candidates each emphasized the Democratic Party's innovation at the Jeju regional joint speech held this morning at the Hotel Nanta Grand Ballroom Hall in Jeju City.
In his speech, Candidate Jae-myung Lee said, "Do you want a winning Democratic Party, a capable party with authority, or an alternative party, the Democratic Party?" and argued that "Lee Jae-myung is the leader of the party that will make the Democratic Party a national party and will be loved with strong leadership and will be loved by the people." I did.
He emphasized five promises: 'presenting a future vision', 'capable alternative party', 'reasonable yet strong Democratic Party', 'Democratic Party that innovates by communicating with the people', and 'United Democratic Party'.
It is interpreted as highlighting the aspect of the next leader by focusing on innovation and integration of the party in the future, as it confirmed the firm 'trend theory' by winning 74.81% of the votes for the right party members in the Gangwon, Daegu, and Gyeongbuk circuits yesterday.
Candidate Yong-Jin Park raised the level of offensive against Lee following yesterday.
Candidate Park said, "To say that Gyeyang will be held responsible for the loss of the presidential election by running for the by-election, and that the responsibility for the loss in the local election will be due to running for the party's representative election is absurd and a cowardly excuse." demand,” he criticized.
Regarding the issue of 'suspending duties upon prosecution', he said, "There is the same provision in the power of the people, but should we create a party that is inferior to the successor of the 'teaching party'?" "If this provision is changed with a specific person in mind, The Democratic Party is being sabotaged,” he said, striking Lee directly.
Rather than attacking Lee directly, Candidate Hoon-sik Kang points to concerns about division within the party, and he has asserted that he is the right person for unity.
Candidate Kang said, “They say we unite and unite with power, but we have factions within us and we are afraid of that fight,” Kang said.
He emphasized, "I am opposed to the contradictions within us against the party politics of who should get rid of whom," he said.
Following the party leader candidate speech, the eight top committee candidates also expressed their views and appealed for support.
Candidates for the Party's representative and Supreme Council members will move to Incheon Namdong Gymnasium this afternoon to continue the Incheon Regional Joint Speech.
After the Incheon speech, the Democratic Party announces the voting results for the rights party members in Jeju and Incheon.
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