[Exclusive] Minjuyewon to Hold First Meeting Tomorrow with 6-Person Camp Policy Heads... Launching Presidential Pledge Development

Democratic Research Institute Holds First Practical Meeting with 6-Person Camp Policy Officers on the Morning of the 11th
Developing Key Election Promises for the Ruling Party

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[Asia Economy Reporters Koo Chae-eun, Jeon Jin-young] The Democratic Research Institute, the think tank of the Democratic Party of Korea, will meet tomorrow (the 11th) with the policy chiefs of the six Democratic Party presidential primary candidates' camps to jointly develop key presidential election pledges. This is seen as the official start of party-level preliminary work to coordinate the major pledges of each camp with the Democratic Party's presidential pledges.

According to the Democratic Party on the 10th, the Democratic Research Institute will hold the "1st Policy Working Council" on the morning of the 11th at the Democratic Research Institute conference room, attended by Noh Woong-rae, head of the Democratic Research Institute, and Jeon Jun-kyung, full-time deputy director. All six policy officers from the camps of candidates Lee Jae-myung, Kim Du-kwan, Chung Sye-kyun, Lee Nak-yeon, Park Yong-jin, and Chu Mi-ae are expected to attend.

The meeting is expected to include discussions on the composition and operation of the Policy Working Council, including practical consultations among the camps' policy chiefs and statements on party pledge formalization. Before preparing the presidential pledges and agenda, opinions on the candidates' pledges will be collected, and ideas on the core pledges currently being promoted by the Democratic Research Institute are also expected to be gathered.

Recently, the Democratic Research Institute sparked controversy known as the so-called ‘Lee Sim Song Sim’ by including the phrase "guarantee of basic living income" in the core pledge document, which was interpreted as the party leadership supporting candidate Lee Jae-myung. Through this Policy Working Council, it is widely viewed inside and outside the party that neutrality will be emphasized by collecting opinions from each camp's policy officers and proposing directions.

A Democratic Research Institute official said, "We will discuss the overall composition and operation matters, including schedule coordination between the institute and the presidential election camps and the designation of persons in charge of the Policy Working Council."

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