Handonghun Meets Sangmin Lee, Proposes Party Membership "Please Join Us"

Lunch at Jongno Restaurant on the 6th
Lee Sang-min "I will consider carefully"

Han Dong-hoon, the Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, met with Lee Sang-min, an independent lawmaker who left the Democratic Party, on the 6th and proposed that he join the party.

The two met at a restaurant in Jongno-gu, Seoul, in the morning and had lunch together for about an hour.

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After the lunch, Chairman Han told reporters, "I believe it is necessary for many people who are faithful to the fundamentals of liberal democracy to gather and move forward together," adding, "I earnestly asked Representative Lee to join me and be with us."

Chairman Han had previously expressed his intention to recruit talent on the 26th of last month, saying, "I will meet and listen to many people with diverse thoughts regardless of their camp."

Representative Lee said, "There were many points today where I was in agreement with Chairman Han," and regarding whether he would join the party, he said, "I will consider it carefully and let you know."

Representative Lee, who left the Democratic Party last December criticizing Lee Jae-myung, the party leader, is known to be contemplating his future, keeping various options open including joining a new party or the People Power Party.

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