Lee Jae-myung: "I Will Not Forget the Hearts of Those I Met After Announcing My Candidacy... Please Vote for Me"

Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, is delivering a speech appealing for support at the 'The People's Dream is Lee Jae-myung's Dream' Seoul rally held around Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul on the 8th. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party presidential candidate, expressed gratitude to the citizens he met during the 251 days since his campaign announcement on the 9th and encouraged voting.

On this day, Lee posted on his social media (SNS) a message titled "I will not forget the hearts of the people I met during the 251 days," conveying this sentiment.

He said, "I met countless people nationwide during the 251 days since the campaign announcement," and added, "The earnest pleas of those people are deeply engraved in my heart." He mentioned each person he met after announcing his candidacy, saying, "I will not forget the words contained in their desperate eyes."

He continued, "I am not the only one running in this election. Those from humble backgrounds, those who write hundreds of resumes yet despair as job seekers, mothers who must choose career breaks to raise their children are running. Delivery workers who work to the point of physical exhaustion are running, and our daughters who feel fear from hatred and violence are running," adding, "Small business owners who have not yet given up hope despite harsh conditions, medical staff who devoted themselves even in midsummer protective suits are running, and self-employed people who are now contemplating whether to end their lives rather than their businesses are running."

He went on, "Please vote not for Lee Jae-myung, but for the people. I earnestly ask you to vote so that our ordinary and diligent citizens can have hope, for yourselves and for your neighbors," emphasizing, "Please create a country where the people are the president, not a country where Lee Jae-myung is the president."

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