Lee Nak-yeon Visits Gwangjin: "Send 'Cost-effective' Jeon Hye-sook and 'Maknae' Go Min-jung, We Will Work Like Siblings"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] On the 13th, Lee Nak-yeon, co-chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea's joint election countermeasures committee, visited Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, to appeal for support for Jeon Hye-sook (Gwangjin-gap) and Go Min-jeong (Gwangjin-eul). Regarding the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), he emphasized that if the Democratic Party secures a stable number of seats, they will launch a COVID-19 overcoming drive from the moment the election ends.

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That afternoon, Chairman Lee held a support rally for the two candidates at the intersection in front of Konkuk University Station on Seoul Subway Line 2. He said, “If you send candidates Go Min-jeong and Jeon Hye-sook to the National Assembly, and the residents of Jongno also send me to the National Assembly, the three of us will cooperate like siblings and promise to do all things well.”

Chairman Lee expressed deep affection for candidate Jeon. He said, “Jeon Hye-sook calls me ‘older brother’ only in words, but in reality, she treats me like a younger brother. Sometimes she gets irritated, orders me around, nags, and occasionally even hits me. I call this drive. She is someone who has managed committees well in the National Assembly.”

He added, “The reason I communicate well with candidate Jeon, even though I sometimes get hit, is because of that drive. There is an idiom, ‘Ishim Jeonshim’ (telepathy), which means my heart is Jeon Hye-sook’s heart; that is Ishim Jeonshim.” He also said, “Candidate Jeon Hye-sook is already a politician who has fully matured in her work. She should be utilized at this time. She will be the most cost-effective.”

Regarding candidate Go, he said, “I often feel like I want to help and take care of her like a youngest younger sister. Go Min-jeong is a person from Gwangjin. She is someone who will live with you for a long time, share your joys and sorrows as your neighbor, and ease your hardships. It would be good to start anew with her.” He added, “Electing someone like Go Min-jeong, who sees the world uprightly and has love for people, as a politician is the way to create first-class politics.”

Meanwhile, Chairman Lee promised to start a COVID-19 response drive while appealing for support for the Democratic Party. At the support rally, he said, “If you give the Democratic Party a stable number of seats, from the very moment the election ends, I will reactivate the National Crisis Overcoming Committee, which I chair, and immediately drive efforts to eradicate COVID-19 and overcome economic hardships.” He also emphasized, “Winning the hearts of the people and prioritizing efforts to ease their suffering even a little, even a day sooner, will be our top priority.”

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