Yang Jeong-cheol: "Lee Jae-myung's campaign needs a control tower... Inefficient system must be improved"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Yang Jeong-cheol, former head of the Democratic Research Institute known as President Moon Jae-in’s ‘right-hand man,’ diagnosed the current situation of Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate’s campaign committee, saying, “A clear control tower must be established, and ambiguous responsibilities and authorities, as well as inefficient systems, need to be improved quickly.” Voices demanding the recruitment of external personnel are emerging within and outside the party, including among first-term ruling party lawmakers, pointing out the rigid problems of the campaign committee.

After attending the ‘Democratic Party Recruitment Talent and Proportional Representation’ meeting held at the National Assembly in the afternoon, former head Yang told reporters, “There is enough time ahead, so it is worth trying. However, it must start with having a very serious sense of crisis.”

Regarding the speculation about former leader Lee Hae-chan taking on the role of the control tower, he expressed a negative view, saying, “I am talking about establishing a clear system within the candidate Lee and those leading the campaign committee, and I do not think it is necessarily a good way to do something new or different.”

Before attending the meeting, he described the current campaign committee as being in a “very difficult situation,” but added, “The more difficult it is, the more we must unite around candidate Lee Jae-myung, and even if not participating in the campaign committee, I will play a role to ensure victory in this presidential election.”

Regarding the ‘Yang Jeong-cheol joining the campaign committee’ rumors raised inside and outside the ruling party, he responded, “I wonder if I really need to participate,” and said, “Rather than participating in the campaign committee, it is more appropriate to provide necessary advice or consultation to candidate Lee Jae-myung from outside.”

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