"#CheerUpLeeJaemyung" Appears on Democratic Party Membership Site... Party Denies Claims

A supportive message for Lee Jaemyung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, featured on 'GwonridangwonGaip.com'. Photo by GwonridangwonGaip.com screen capture

[Asia Economy, reporter Kim Seulgi] Supporters of Lee Jaemyung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, have created an alternative domain route to access the Democratic Party's membership registration website and posted messages supporting Lee, sparking controversy.

According to the Democratic Party's membership board on November 5, when users access the 'gwonridangwongaip.com' link, the phrase "#CheerUpLeeJaemyung" briefly appears before redirecting to the official Democratic Party website. Originally, party membership registration was only available through the official website domain (theminjoo.kr).

The issue is that when accessing 'gwonridangwongaip.com', a screen appears during the redirect to the official website, displaying the message "Join the Democratic Party as a member with the people" along with "#CheerUpLeeJaemyung".

The domain also features the phrase 'LEEJIMO (a group supporting Lee Jaemyung)', leading to suspicions that Lee's supporters may be behind the creation of this domain.

On the Democratic Party's membership board, a flood of protest posts has appeared, with comments such as "Is it normal for the name of a specific politician to appear on the party's official website?" and "Is this the Democratic Party or the Lee Jaemyung Party?"

In response, the Democratic Party posted an explanation on its official Facebook page on the same day, stating, "It is not true that the name of a specific politician or any supportive message appears when accessing the Democratic Party's membership registration link."

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that if users access the official Democratic Party website address, 'https://theminjoo.kr/mypage/partyJoin', such messages do not appear.

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