Song Younggil Meets Chung Chongrae After Rejoining Party... "No Discussion of By-election Districts"

"Warm Words Exchanged Throughout the Meeting"

Former Democratic Party leader Song Younggil met with Democratic Party leader Chung Chongrae on March 5, marking his first meeting with Chung since rejoining the party.

On this day, Song visited the party leader's office at the main building of the National Assembly and spoke with Chung for approximately 35 minutes. After the meeting, Chung, who came out to see Song off, said, "You have gone through a lot, and I welcome you back to the party. I hope only good things happen going forward."

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyunwoo = Former Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil is seen greeting together with Democratic Party leader Chung Cheong-rae after meeting at the National Assembly on March 5, 2026, coming out from the party leader's office. Photo by Shin Hyunwoo. nowwego@yna.co.kr (End)

Kwon Hyangyeop, Deputy Secretary-General for Organization, told reporters after the meeting, "Both of them exchanged warm words throughout the meeting. Chung expressed that he was glad Song was fully exonerated and released, acknowledging that Song must have suffered greatly and felt wronged during the process."

Kwon added, "Chung also said that the spirit of the times is to hope for the success of the Lee Jaemyung administration, so he hoped everyone under the Democratic Party banner would unite and strongly support the administration's success."

Song was also reported to have expressed his gratitude to Chung, saying, "Thank you for leading the party well and for guiding me smoothly through the process of rejoining."

The two agreed on the need to work together for the success of the Lee Jaemyung administration and for a decisive victory in the upcoming local elections.

However, according to Kwon, they did not discuss issues related to the by-elections, such as the Gyeyang-eul district in Incheon, which Song is reportedly interested in running for.

Kwon said, "Chung also expressed his hope that whatever Song undertakes will go well," adding, "Song did not ask to be nominated for any specific district. There were no particular discussions related to the by-elections."

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