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Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung held a New Year's press conference yesterday (12th).

He proposed a meeting with the president, including a constitutional amendment for a four-year two-term presidential term, but the response from the ruling party and the presidential office was cold.



Reporter Won Jong-jin reports.



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Representative Lee Jae-myeong, who came to the New Year's press conference, made the following request to reporters, defining the prosecution's investigation toward him as destroying the opposition party and killing political opponents.



[Lee Jae-myeong/Democratic Party Representative: If possible, please say 'prosecution risk' rather than 'judicial risk'.]



He indicated that he had no intention of expressing regret about the arrests of his closest aides, such as Kim Yong and Jeong Jin-sang.

[Lee Jae-myung/Democratic Party Representative: It is very inappropriate



(I think) to make decisions based on overturned statements that contradict it, leaving behind the clear basis of the transcript.]



circumspectly refused.



[Lee Jae-myeong/Democratic Party representative: We must accept the legitimate exercise of authority.

(But) how would you judge if you were wearing a police uniform and committing a robbery?

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Pointing out the prosecution's abuse of authority, he emphasized the legitimacy of the list of investigative prosecutors released by the Democratic Party.



In all remarks prior to the Q&A, the role of the 1st opposition party in taking care of the people's livelihood was emphasized, and the 30 trillion won 'emergency public welfare project', the drastic renewal of the cabinet,



He said that he would submit a constitutional amendment to introduce a four-year term for the president by March, and that the proposal for talks with the president, repeated since he took office, is valid.



The reaction of the ruling party leadership was cold.



[Jeong Jin-seok/Chairman of the People's Power Emergency Response Committee: There was also talk of an interview with the president, but I don't think it's time for the president to interview a criminal suspect.]



An official in the presidential office also said, "I don't put meaning to this conference itself." .



(Video coverage: Kim Hak-mo, video editing: Kim Jin-won)