‘Pro-Myung powerhouse’ Jeong Seong-ho “The rental struggle that the people want… “Lee Jae-myung’s reappointment is not a bad card.”

Regarding Lee Jae-myung’s reappointment as party leader, pro-Myung Democratic Party lawmaker Seong-ho Jeong said on the 16th, “I don’t think it’s a bad card even if he reappoints for a second term in the sense that it can strengthen unity within the party and ensure the struggle for rent that the people want.”

Rep. Jeong said on radio’s ‘Kim Tae-hyun’s Political Show’ that day, “If you look at past precedents, there were two times when the Democratic Party was the majority party in the 17th and 21st elections, but both failed to change the government. “At that time, it was the ruling party, but now it has become the opposition party and has become the majority party, so the responsibility is heavier,” he said.

He said, “According to the party constitution, there is no limit to the number of consecutive terms, so it is not impossible according to the party constitution,” and added, “There is no rule other than that the party leader must resign one month before the presidential election.”

“However, I remember Representative Lee saying something similar, ‘I won’t do it again because it’s so difficult and painful.’” He continued, “At that time, there were a lot of attacks and various opinions within the party due to various judicial risks.” “But isn’t the situation completely different now than it was back then?” he asked.

Previously, Park Jie-won, the Democratic Party of Korea’s elected leader in Haenam and Wandojin-do, Jeollanam-do, said about Representative Lee’s candidacy for the national convention, “It is right for him to run for a second term.”

On the morning of the previous day, President-elect Park also asked about her intention to run for the national convention on radio’s ‘Kim Tae-hyun’s Political Show’, and she said, “If Representative Lee continues to represent her, I think she should do it.”

In response to the point that ‘there is no precedent for a second term as party leader,’ he said, “That’s not true.” He added, “The Democratic Party’s current party constitution requires that a person resign as party leader a year in advance if he or she wants to become a presidential candidate. “All we have to do is keep that,” he argued. He continued, “Through this general election, the people trusted Representative Lee,” and added, “In addition, in the opinion poll on the suitability of the next president during the general election, Representative Lee Jae-myung is overwhelmingly receiving 32% of support.”

He emphasized, “The people trusted Representative Lee and his leadership brought victory in this general election,” and “If that’s the case, I think Representative Lee should become party leader if he wants to do so.”

Reporter Kim Kyung-ho [email protected]

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