Lee Jun-seok and Ahn Cheol-soo to Meet Today or Tomorrow... Deciding the Merger Outcome

Lee "Will settle it by meeting today or tomorrow"
Working-level meeting also planned on the same day

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party, will meet within today or tomorrow to discuss the merger issue.

A representative from Lee's side said on the 23rd, "Lee directly contacted Ahn on the 22nd to propose a meeting, and today received a response from Ahn saying 'Let's meet.' Lee said he would meet as early as today or by tomorrow at the latest to settle the matter."

Earlier, Lee reportedly stated at a closed supreme council meeting on the 20th that he would "meet Ahn directly to resolve (the merger issue)." However, negotiations slowed down due to disagreements over party appointments and the composition of the transition committee, putting the merger process on hold.

In response, Lee expressed his intention to personally meet with Ahn.

Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, and Ahn Cheol-soo, the presidential candidate of the People’s Party, are holding a joint press conference regarding unification and merger at the National Assembly Communication Office in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 3rd, and are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

If the two party leaders reach a sudden agreement, it is expected that practical negotiations will also accelerate. Hong Cheol-ho, Vice Chairman of Strategic Planning for the People Power Party, and Choi Yeon-sook, Secretary General of the People Party, who are in charge of the merger work, have also agreed to hold their first meeting on the 24th.

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