Handonghun Moves Toward Centrist Expansion... Meets Lee Sangmin Who 'Left the Democratic Party'

Lunch with Independent Lawmaker Sangmin Lee on the 6th

Han Dong-hoon, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, will have a lunch meeting on the 6th with Lee Sang-min, an independent lawmaker who left the Democratic Party (5-term, Daejeon Yuseong).

The People Power Party announced on the 5th that Chairman Han is scheduled to hold a private lunch meeting with Lee at an undisclosed location on that day. It is expected that the two will discuss Lee's possible entry into the People Power Party during the meeting.

Handonghun, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is delivering a greeting at the '2024 Gyeonggi Provincial Party New Year's Meeting' held at the People Power Party Gyeonggi Provincial Office in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province on the 5th.
[Image source=Yonhap News]

Lee left the Democratic Party under Lee Jae-myung's leadership early last month, criticizing the party. In a statement distributed to the media at the time, he strongly condemned, saying, "Since Lee Jae-myung became the party leader, the Democratic Party has degenerated into 'Lee Jae-myung's private party' and 'Gaeddal Party' (devoted supporters)," adding, "It is a situation that is impossible to fix."

Earlier, Lee Seok-bong, former Deputy Mayor of Daejeon affiliated with the People Power Party, who had declared his candidacy for Lee's constituency in Daejeon Yuseong, changed his candidacy to Daedeok District, raising the possibility of Lee's entry into the party.

Meanwhile, Chairman Han expressed his intention to recruit talent on the 26th of last month, stating, "I will meet and listen to many people with diverse thoughts regardless of political camps."

Chairman Han also took on the role of head of the People Power Party's Talent Recruitment Committee on the 3rd. On that day, he emphasized, "As the Emergency Response Committee Chairman, I will take the lead to bring good people," adding, "The key to winning the people's choice is to gather good people into our party."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.