Lee Jae-myung Supports Lawmaker Lee Won-wook's Bid for Democratic Party Supreme Council Member 'Draws Attention'

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (far right) and Representative Lee Won-wook (second from right) are having a conversation at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government office.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, posted a message supporting Rep. Lee Won-wook, who is running for the Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Earlier, Rep. Lee Won-wook expressed deep interest in Governor Lee Jae-myung's long-term public rental housing project, 'Gyeonggi-do Basic Housing.'

On the 22nd, Governor Lee wrote on Facebook, titled "Supporting Rep. Lee Won-wook," that "Supreme Council candidate Lee Won-wook visited Gyeonggi-do on the 21st," and explained, "He has great interest in the Basic Housing policy, which I have prioritized the most in Gyeonggi-do."

He added, "If candidate Lee Won-wook becomes a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, he will promote Basic Housing as party policy, and since he is from Gyeonggi-do, I believe he will also greatly help the Gyeonggi provincial government," expressing his expectations.

The two held a private meeting for about 10 minutes at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office on the 21st.

It is known that during the private talks, they exchanged opinions regarding basic income and Basic Housing. After the meeting, Rep. Lee told reporters, "We discussed provincial government matters and shared sympathy for issues such as basic income and Basic Housing advocated by Governor Lee Jae-myung, and discussed directions to jointly promote them," adding, "We plan to actively support these at the party level."

Governor Lee previously proposed Basic Housing as the direction for Gyeonggi-do's housing policy. Basic Housing is a long-term public rental housing available to anyone without a home, regardless of income or assets.

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