[Exclusive] Lee Jae-myung Visits Kim Dong-yeon to Discuss 'Big Tent'... Focused on Forming a Unified Government

Meeting on the Night of the 26th: Lee Jae-myung Visits Kim Dong-yeon
Lee Accelerates 'Unified Government Formation'

[Asia Economy Reporters Junyi Park, Chaeun Koo, Gimin Lee] It has been confirmed that Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, met with Kim Dong-yeon, the New Wave presidential candidate, last weekend to discuss a 'political reform big tent.' It appears that he is accelerating the plan for a unified government through coalition with minor candidates.

According to a comprehensive report from our coverage on the 28th, Candidate Lee met with Candidate Kim late at night on the 26th and had a lengthy conversation. During this meeting, there was a serious discussion and dialogue between the two candidates regarding the Democratic Party's political reform proposals, which include the introduction of a presidential runoff election system, a mixed-member proportional representation system for National Assembly elections, and regional proportional representation.

Although Kim's side has a strong intention to complete the presidential race, there was no definitive discussion about unification. However, it is observed that they reached a consensus on the overall concept of a unified government. Earlier, on the 25th, Kim evaluated the political reform plan announced by Song Young-gil, the Democratic Party leader, via social media (SNS), stating, "A significant portion of the power structure and political reform content I proposed has been accepted. The issue is implementation."

Candidate Lee's proactive moves are also reflected in public opinion polls. For the first time, a poll showed that Candidate Lee is ahead of Yoon Seok-youl, the People Power Party presidential candidate, beyond the margin of error. According to a poll released by the Korea Society Opinion Institute (KSOI) and TBS (with a sampling error of ±3.1% at a 95% confidence level), Candidate Lee's support rate was 43.8%, which is 7.7 percentage points higher than Candidate Yoon's 36.1%, exceeding the margin of error. A Democratic Party campaign official said, "We expect Candidate Lee and the Democratic Party's political integration message to have a positive impact on undecided voters." For more details, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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