Lee Jae-myung to Announce Presidential Candidacy via 'Non-face-to-face Audio' on July 1 at 7:30 AM

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, a leading presidential candidate within the ruling party and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, will declare his candidacy through a video at 7:30 a.m. on July 1. The declaration can be viewed on YouTube and Facebook.

A representative from Lee’s camp explained the background, saying, "Due to the ongoing severity of the COVID-19 variant virus outbreak, we decided to hold a non-face-to-face audio declaration."

Following this, Lee will pay respects at the National Cemetery and the Memorial Tower at 8 a.m., then visit the Unknown Soldier’s Cemetery. All schedules will be conducted publicly.

At 9:20 a.m., he will hold a pledge ceremony for fair elections and a press day at the Grand Ballroom of the Glad Hotel in Yeouido.

On the same day at 5 p.m., he will visit the Gyeongbuk Confucian Culture Center (Yurim Seowon) and the birthplace of poet Yi Yuk-sa located at 8 Podogil, Andong City, Gyeongbuk, in sequence.

After visiting Yurim Seowon, Lee will also visit his late father’s grave in his hometown of Andong.

On the following day, July 2, at 10:30 a.m., he will hold a non-face-to-face press conference using the video conferencing program 'Zoom.'

Then at 2:30 p.m., he will visit the Jeonnam Provincial Office privately to hold a joint agreement signing ceremony for mutual development. After the signing ceremony, Lee plans to visit the Jeonnam Provincial Party Office.

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