Lee Jae-myung Camp "Will Proceed with Gyeonggi Province Audit as Scheduled"... Possible Resignation by End of This Month

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Lee Jae-myung, the ruling party's presidential candidate and Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is expected to step down from his gubernatorial position around the end of this month after completing the national audit.

Park Jumin, a member of the National Assembly and the general director of Lee's campaign, said at a campaign briefing on the 6th, "I understand that he will proceed with the national audit as scheduled." This statement draws a line against rumors that Lee would resign before the audit. Lee is scheduled to attend the Gyeonggi Province audits by the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee and Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee on the 18th and 20th, respectively.

According to the Public Official Election Act, Lee only needs to resign by December 9, which is 90 days before the presidential election. However, if he serves the full term until then, he would maintain his gubernatorial position for nearly 50 days, which could impose restrictions on election campaigning and other activities.

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