Democratic Party Accepts Lee Jae-myung's Intent, Completely Revamps Campaign Committee: "Let's Totally Change the Democratic Party Too"

Democratic Party's Campaign Committee to Hold Reform Discussions Followed by Party Meeting
After Kim Du-gwan's Resignation as Campaign Committee Chair, Rumors of Song Young-gil's Resignation as Standing Chair Emerge

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] The Democratic Party of Korea is set to undertake a major reorganization of its presidential election campaign committee. The party plans to hold a campaign committee meeting to discuss a "new start," followed by a parliamentary caucus meeting.

On the 20th, the Democratic Party stated, "Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, mentioned that the campaign committee and the party need to make a fresh start. After discussions within the campaign committee, a parliamentary caucus meeting was requested," adding, "Yun Ho-jung, the Democratic Party floor leader, has decided to hold an emergency caucus meeting."

Earlier, some media outlets reported that Song Young-gil, the Democratic Party leader, would step down as the standing campaign committee chair. Regarding this, the Democratic Party clarified, "This is not true."

Previously, Candidate Lee posted on social media, "The public has continuously said that the Democratic Party must change, but our efforts to meet the public's demands were insufficient and slow," adding, "We lacked efforts to understand, comfort, and improve the disheartened feelings of the public disappointed with the Democratic Party. We failed to deliver the reform outcomes that the public expects."

He stated, "I will return to the mindset I had when I first entered politics and start anew," and added, "I hope our Democratic Party changes drastically, just as I feel this urgent determination. I hope we find a way to genuinely fear the sovereign people and respond swiftly even to their slightest breath."

In response, Kim Du-kwan, a co-chair of the Democratic Party's campaign committee, announced on social media, "I will resign from my position as co-chair first," and said, "For a 'nimble campaign committee, a working campaign committee,' I am the first to declare this."

On the same day, the Democratic Party also issued apologies amid successive attacks targeting Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party candidate. Leader Song apologized for the previous claim that 'Japanese yen' appeared in a photo from Yoon's first birthday party, calling it a 'mistake.' Additionally, regarding a post targeting the fact that Yoon and his wife Kim Kun-hee have no children, unlike Candidate Lee who has two children, Han Jun-ho, the Democratic Party lawmaker and Lee's chief of staff, apologized, saying, "We will take this as an opportunity to be more careful and reflective in the future."

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