Yoon Has Lunch with People Power Party Leadership... Fifth Consecutive Day of Public Luncheon

Lee Jun-seok, Kim Ki-hyun Attend
"A Forum to Discuss National Governance"
"Won't Eat Alone Before the Presidential Election"

President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is leaving his office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 18th and moving to a restaurant to have lunch with Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader, and Chung Jin-suk, deputy speaker of the National Assembly. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Hyun-ji] President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol held a luncheon meeting with the leadership of the People Power Party near his office in Tongui-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 18th.

On the same day, after attending the inauguration ceremony of the Presidential Transition Committee at the Financial Supervisory Service Training Institute in Tongui-dong in the morning, President-elect Yoon walked with the People Power Party leadership to a nearby cold noodle restaurant for lunch. The party leadership included Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, Kim Ki-hyun, floor leader, as well as Jang Je-won, the president-elect’s secretary-general, and Chung Jin-seok, deputy speaker of the National Assembly. Yoo Ui-dong, chairman of the policy committee, who was initially expected to attend, was absent. After lunch, they also held a tea meeting.

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the president-elect, said at a briefing at the People Power Party headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, “This was a meeting to listen to opinions and discuss overall government operations through smooth cooperation with the People Power Party leadership so that the party can create a government for the people,” adding, “It was a so-called party-to-party (president-elect and party) meeting.”

President-elect Yoon has continued his public luncheon engagements for five consecutive days. On the 14th, he visited Namdaemun Market in Seoul and had lunch with merchants, and on the 15th, he visited the wildfire damage site in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and publicly shared his meal with the media.

On the 16th, he had lunch with Ahn Cheol-soo, chairman of the transition committee, and Kwon Young-se, vice chairman, and on the 17th, with Kim Han-gil, chairman of the National Integration Committee of the transition team, Kim Byung-joon, chairman of the Regional Balance Special Committee, and Park Joo-sun, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Preparation Committee. In September last year, President-elect Yoon appeared on a TV entertainment program and stated, “If I become president, I will not eat alone,” and “I will not hide from the people.”

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