Jeong Sye-gyun to Serve as Chairman of Lee Jae-myung's Support Committee

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun will serve as the chairman of the support committee for Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate.

On the morning of the 28th, Kwon Hyuk-ki, deputy head of public relations for the Democratic Party's election campaign committee, said in a briefing, "Former Prime Minister Chung has taken on the role of chairman of Lee's support committee," adding, "His participation in the campaign committee symbolizes that the committee has evolved from a one-team to a dream team."

Kwon explained, "Former Prime Minister Chung is a politician who is widely supported across various sectors with a philosophy of national unity, and is praised for enhancing the advancement of Korean politics through stability and rationality," and added, "Candidate Lee emphasized his determination to conduct this presidential election as a 'clean election' through transparent and clean political fundraising and management together with former Prime Minister Chung."

He continued, "Candidate Lee personally requested former Prime Minister Chung to take on the role of support committee chairman, and former Prime Minister Chung readily accepted," and said, "Yesterday, Secretary-General Kim Young-jin visited former Prime Minister Chung to brief him on the support committee's administrative tasks and preparation process."

Accordingly, former Prime Minister Chung will carry out the roles of senior advisor to the campaign committee and chairman of the support committee simultaneously.

Former Prime Minister Chung competed against candidate Lee during the presidential primary process. On the 3rd, candidate Lee met with former Prime Minister Chung in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, to appeal for his support.

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