Woo Sang-ho meets with Lee Kwang-jae... "We must protect President Moon and Seoul citizens"

[Asia Economy Reporter Wondara] Woo Sang-ho, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who declared his candidacy for the Seoul mayoral by-election, met with Lee Kwang-jae, a member of the National Assembly.

On the 12th, Woo said on his Facebook post, "Yesterday, I had lunch with Lee Kwang-jae, who served as the Chief of the Presidential Secretariat under former President Roh Moo-hyun," adding, "I missed President Roh Moo-hyun, who wanted to create a world without privileges and unfairness, where people live together."

He continued, "At this moment when inequality and gaps are widening, it was a time that made me think a lot about what our Democratic Party should do and what we must do to protect President Moon Jae-in and the citizens of Seoul."

Lee is considered a leading figure of the pro-Roh (친노, Chin-No) and pro-Moon (친문, Chin-Moon) factions and is mentioned as a potential next presidential candidate. He is listed as a member of the Democratic Party think tank 'Democracy 4.0 Institute,' which includes about 50 pro-Moon lawmakers, and at the end of last year, he published a book titled Roh Moo-hyun Was Right, revealing his political vision.

Woo is currently the only ruling party candidate who has declared his candidacy for Seoul mayor. On the same day, after announcing his real estate policy pledges, Woo met with Kim Jin-ae, floor leader of the Open Democratic Party, and announced, "Our two candidates share the view that the democratic progressive reform forces must unite their power, and we have agreed to pursue a unified candidacy if we become the final candidates of each party."

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