[Lee Jae-myung 2nd Term] Core Policy Focuses on 'Livelihood'... Emphasis on Tangible Results of Meoksanism

'Ruling Party's Offensive' Centered on Supreme Council Members,
Lee's Two-Track Approach to Achieving Livelihood Recovery Results

The 'Lee Jae-myung 2nd term' system is expected to focus on fully launching the path toward the next presidential race. By putting 'Meoksanism (issues of livelihood)' for the people at the forefront, the policy direction will likely concentrate on highlighting the image of a 'prepared presidential candidate' for a governing party. While maintaining a 'strong stance against the opposition' centered on the Supreme Council members, the aim will be to pursue 'livelihood policies' and achieve tangible results accordingly.

According to political circles on the 19th, Representative Lee is known to be refining concrete strategies for his flagship pledge, the 'Basic Society.' The five major pledges of the Basic Society emphasized by Lee during the April 10 general election are △birth basic income △basic housing △free university education △health insurance coverage for nursing care costs △one meal support per day for the elderly. The so-called 'Basic Series' (basic income, basic housing, etc.) was also emphasized during the 2022 presidential election, but the problem lay in securing funding amounting to at least 20 trillion won. In political circles, it is widely understood that Lee’s emphasis on the 'Energy Highway' policy in his bid for re-election as party leader can be seen in this context. Through the Energy Highway, the goal is to create jobs, promote regional balanced development, and secure funding for the Basic Society.

Lee Jae-myung, the elected leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is greeting party members at the '2024 Democratic Party of Korea 1st Regular National Party Members' Convention' held on the 18th at KSPO Dome, Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

Within the National Assembly, Representative Lee is also receiving active support. Centered on pro-Lee Jae-myung faction lawmaker Park Jumin, the 'Basic Society Forum,' a policy research group for the 'Basic Society,' was recently launched. The study group 'Economy is the Democratic Party,' led by senior lawmaker Kim Tae-nyeon, has also begun full-scale operations. Already, nearly 50 lawmakers, including pro-Lee faction leaders such as Jeong Seong-ho, four-term lawmakers Seo Young-kyo and Jin Sun-mi, and three-term lawmakers Kim Seong-hwan and Kim Young-jin, have gathered. The core focus is on developing tailored policies to resolve polarization and restore the economy for ordinary citizens.

Political commentator Park Sang-byeong observed, "It has now shifted from a general election game to a presidential election game," adding, "In the second term as party leader, it is time to show the public policy achievements that prove 'the path Lee Jae-myung is taking is certain.'"

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