Lee Nak-yeon: "In the By-election, Nominate the Most Moral and Competent Candidate"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, launched the by-election planning team on the 9th in preparation for the Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections and urged, "I hope to nominate the most moral and competent candidate."

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At the first meeting of the by-election planning team held at the National Assembly that afternoon, Lee said, "We must clearly demonstrate the attitude of a responsible party and become a planning team that envisions the most desirable future for Seoul and Busan and presents it to the people."

He added, "When the Democratic Party decided to participate in the two mayoral by-elections in April next year, we apologized and promised the citizens and the people a thorough self-reflection of the party. I hope you understand that our pledge to work together, be humbler, more responsible, and with the citizens before the launch is also a commitment of self-reflection to the citizens." Before the meeting, the planning team shouted the slogan "More, more, humbly with the citizens, responsibly, together."

He continued, "The Democratic Party has been striving for reflection and innovation. We have strictly dealt with ethical issues of lawmakers by operating the Ethics Inspection Team and practiced resolving multiple home ownership among elected officials belonging to the party. From the planning team stage, we will present a new plan and activities that transcend past frameworks and propose an attractive future vision for Seoul and Busan," he emphasized.

Lee said, "Starting from the activities of the planning team, we will demonstrate the features of a smart party and show future-oriented efforts. We sincerely hope you will give us many suggestions, criticisms, and encouragement. We will do our best to clearly demonstrate the attitude of a responsible party and envision the most desirable future for Seoul and Busan to present to the people," he added.

Park Kwang-on, a member of the National Assembly who serves as the head of the team, also emphasized at the meeting, "We will nominate the most competent Democratic Party mayoral candidate with a future vision and ensure their victory. We will do our best to show the party’s image that confirms our will and capability to work together with the people."

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