Lee and Yoon Seeking Opponent's Stronghold... Lee Jae-myung Targets 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong' vs Yoon Seok-yeol Heads to 'Jeju·Gwangju'

Lee Jae-myung Announces PK Region Pledges Over Weekend
Yoon Seok-yeol Begins Weekend Schedule at Jeju 4·3 Peace Park

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Lee Hyun-joo] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, and Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, will each jump into the opponent's stronghold this weekend to expand their voter base. Since the support bases of the People Power Party and the Democratic Party are very solid, the voter preferences have clearly divided in past elections in regions such as 'Busan, Ulsan, Gyeongnam' and 'Gwangju.' They are expected to visit each other's strongholds to court voters in areas where their party influence is weak.

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, held an "Our Neighborhood Pledge" unboxing day on the 4th at the central party office in Yeouido, Seoul, introducing pledges for 226 local governments and speaking about the purpose of the event. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

According to the Democratic Party's election committee on the 4th, candidate Lee will visit Ulsan and Yangsan in Gyeongnam on the 5th to announce regional pledges, and will appeal for support by meeting voters at Seomyeon Youth Street in Busan.

On Sunday the 6th, he plans to unveil his Busan pledges at the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center in the morning, followed by a visit to the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss regional economic revitalization with local business leaders.

Afterwards, he will go to Bongha Village in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, to pay respects at the late President Roh Moo-hyun’s tomb and announce a mega southern region pledge.

Meanwhile, Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, will visit Jeju and Honam this weekend to expand his support base.

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On the 5th, Yoon will visit Jeju to pay respects at the April 3rd Peace Park and then hold a victory resolution rally to appeal for support. Earlier, Lee Jun-seok, the People Power Party leader, also visited the April 3rd Peace Park twice, in December last year and last month.

On the 6th, he will move to Gwangju to pay respects at the May 18th Democratic Cemetery. Yoon devoted the entire quota for sending preliminary promotional materials to Honam, sending handwritten letters to 2.3 million households, showing great effort to appeal for support.

After the memorial visits, candidate Lee will conclude his two-day Busan and Gyeongnam schedule by announcing the Southern Capital Region plan together with Democratic Party lawmakers from the Yeongnam and Honam regions at Bongha Village.

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