Lee Jae-myung Urgently Proposes 1-on-1 Meeting with Yoon.. Opposition Party "Open to Meeting Itself"

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[Asia Economy Reporters Koo Chae-eun and Lee Hyun-joo] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, proposed a one-on-one meeting with Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate. The People Power Party responded, "There is no need to meet as if it is a political show," and stated that they will first try to understand Lee's intentions. Meanwhile, in the first public opinion poll conducted after the presidential race between Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-youl was confirmed, Yoon was shown to be significantly ahead of Lee.

On the morning of the 8th, during the Democratic Party Central Election Committee's opening remarks, Lee proposed the meeting, saying, "Even if we exclude areas of competition and debate, I hope we can quickly reach agreements on areas where consensus is possible and have them realized in the regular National Assembly session." He added, "I also propose holding a policy debate session about once a week as a forum where we can frequently compare and debate our philosophies, values, visions, policies, capabilities, and achievements." In response, the People Power Party only gave a general answer that "we are open to meeting." Kim Ki-hyun, the floor leader, expressed suspicion of a political show during a briefing on current issues, saying, "It should be a meeting that leads to tangible results."

Meanwhile, in the presidential candidate preference poll released that morning, Yoon received 43.0%, surpassing Lee's 31.2% beyond the margin of error. Following them were Ahn Cheol-soo of the People’s Party (4.7%), Sim Sang-jung of the Justice Party (3.7%), and Kim Dong-yeon, chairman of the New Wave party preparatory committee (1.4%) (Survey conducted by the Korean Social Opinion Institute (TSOI) from the 5th to 6th, targeting 1,009 people, using wireless automated response with virtual phone numbers (safe numbers), margin of error ±3.1 percentage points at 95% confidence level, response rate 7.7%).

Coincidentally, the first weekday schedule after the completion of the ruling and opposition candidates was ‘winning the hearts of religious communities’ for both candidates. Yoon visited Far East Broadcasting Company in Mapo-gu, Seoul at 7 a.m. that day to meet Pastor Kim Jang-hwan and had breakfast together. Lee also visited the Jogye Order and the Korea Christian Federation, marking his first visit to religious leaders since being selected as the Democratic Party presidential candidate.

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