Candidate Lee Jaejong Publicly Proposes Joint Press Interview to Candidate Jung Chulwon

Guaranteeing Damyang Residents' Right to Know and Increasing Voter Turnout
Accepting All of the Opponent's Requests on Time, Location, and Format
Jeong's Camp Says, "We Have Not Officially Received a Proposal for the Interview"

Lee Jaejong, the Democratic Party candidate (left), and Jeong Cheolwon, the Candidate of the Party for National Innovation, running in the April 2 by-election for Damyang County Governor in Jeollanam-do.

Lee Jaejong, the Democratic Party candidate for Damyang County Governor, announced on the 26th, "As this is the first party-to-party election held in Damyang County, I am making a public proposal to candidate Jeong Chulwon for a 'joint press interview' to guarantee the residents' right to know and to achieve a higher voter turnout."

Candidate Lee stated, "Although the televised debate hosted by the Election Commission and aired on MBC has concluded, the short duration of about 50 minutes was far from enough to fully explain our policies and pledges to the residents," and added, "Considering the characteristics of Damyang County, where there are few densely populated areas, it is necessary to create an arena for debate through the media to reach more residents."

He continued, "During the campaign period, numerous organizations have been flooding us with requests for debates and policy questionnaires," emphasizing, "If candidate Jeong Chulwon agrees, I am willing to accept all of his requests regarding time, location, format, and topic."

Lee also said, "The voter turnout for by-elections and re-elections has been just around 50%, such as 48.7% in October 2023, 57.5% in April 2023, and 42.9% in April 2021," and added, "I hope candidate Jeong will join us in Damyang's fair and innovative election campaign to increase voter turnout, just as the turnout exceeded 70% in Yeonggwang County and over 64% in Gokseong County by-elections last year."

Regarding this, candidate Jeong Chulwon's camp stated, "We learned through the media that Lee Jaejong of the Democratic Party made a public request for a 'joint press interview,'" and added, "We have not officially received any proposal related to the interview from candidate Lee's side."

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