Jeon Hae-cheol: "It's Right That Lee Jae-myung Doesn't Run... It Can Prevent Discussions on Defeat in Presidential and Local Elections"

'Bulchulma' Jeon Hae-cheol "Lee Jae-myung Should Also Not Run... Election Evaluation Won't Be Proper"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] On the 24th, Jeon Hae-cheol, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who declared he would not run in the August 28 party convention, said regarding Lee Jae-myung's potential candidacy for party leader, "It is right that he does not run."

On the same day, Jeon appeared on KBS Radio's 'Choi Kyung-young's Strongest Current Affairs' and said, "It is important to properly evaluate the presidential and local elections, but if Lee runs in the party convention immediately, can such an evaluation be properly made? If Lee becomes party leader, will there be change and innovation based on that evaluation? I strongly agree with these points."

In particular, he said, "How to overcome the defeat in the presidential and local elections is the agenda of the party convention, but Lee's candidacy issue has the effect of blocking this discussion. It is important for the Democratic Party to be reborn as a system party, but because the evaluation of the presidential and local elections is not established, responsible politics is disappearing."

When asked about alternatives if Lee does not run, Jeon said, "Those directly responsible for the presidential and local elections should step down, and symbolic factional figures like myself should also step aside so that new people can be discussed, and new people can talk about the party's vision and direction and be subject to evaluation and judgment."

He added, "There are quite a few capable people within the Democratic Party, and if intentions are aligned after this workshop, I plan to support and present a vision."

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