In Gyeonggi Eul, where polls show a lag... Lee Jae-myung says, "We must respect the survey results. Unity is also low."

Lee Jae-myung, the General Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, is greeting citizens while touring the Gyulhyeon-dong area in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City on the 20th. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Lee Jae-myung, the General Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 23rd regarding the opinion polls showing that Yoon Hyung-sun, the People Power Party candidate, was leading in the Incheon Gyeyang-eul by-election, "We must respect the survey results."

Lee, who is both the General Election Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party and the candidate for the Gyeyang-eul by-election, said on TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' on the same day, "Recently, as the Democratic Party's approval rating has plummeted, our candidates overall are facing difficulties, and I don't seem to be an exception."

He said, "(After the presidential election defeat) some people are holding onto me and crying, or still can't turn on the TV, or can't eat," adding, "Generally, a strong sense of frustration dominates, so the degree of consolidation seems to be somewhat low." Lee explained, "It seems that the state of giving up and frustration, where consolidation is still very low, continues."

Additionally, Lee said, "In the last local elections held one year after the presidential election, the People Power Party was completely defeated except in their stronghold of Daegu and Gyeongbuk," and added, "Since this election is held just 20 days after the presidential election, wasn't it predicted that the results would be almost similar to the presidential election outcome?"

He said, "Although I am directly running and also in charge of the general election committee, conventions such as the inauguration convention and the Korea-US summit convention are having an impact, and within the Democratic Party, various issues are causing a vicious cycle," adding, "As expected, it was generally predicted to be an extremely unfavorable situation, but we tried to improve it somewhat, and it seemed to improve a bit, but recently it has worsened again. Until the last moment, I will do my best in the sense that I bear unlimited responsibility."

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