Today (29th), with the presidential election just 100 days away, the runners from the opposition parties have begun their regional moves in earnest.
Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is focusing on capturing the hearts of the people in Honam for the fourth day, and People’s Power Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol is heading to Chungcheong for the first regional schedule since the operation of the election committee.
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Candidate Jae-myung Lee, did you visit Gwangju today as the last day of your 4 days 3 nights Honam schedule?
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At 9 am today, at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju, the ‘National Pre-election Committee Meeting’ was held and for the fourth day in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do, we started exploring the livelihoods of the people.
‘I am Jaemyung Lee. True to the name of the conference, ‘People to Lee Jae-myung’, we will be with 200 online and offline participants.
On the D-100th day of the presidential election, we listen to opinions on various issues and conduct on-site talks with 200 participants.
Candidate Lee repeatedly emphasized reflection and renewal, and announced today that he will become the president of the economy and people’s livelihood.
[이재명 / 더불어민주당 대선 후보 : 지금 이 순간부터 저의 목표는 오직 경제 대통령, 그리고 민생 대통령입니다. 국민의 지갑을 채우고, 나라 경제를 성장시키는데 모든 역량을 집중하겠습니다.]
After the previous meeting, candidate Lee Jae-myung plans to visit Chosun University to meet and chat with university students from the Gwangju area.
At lunchtime, at a restaurant in Dong-gu, Gwangju, a luncheon meeting was held with the officials of May 18th.
In the afternoon, we visit Yeonggwang Terminal Market and meet local merchants, ending the four-day ‘Matta Bus’ schedule in the Honam area.
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Candidate Seok-Yeol Yoon is also going on a local schedule for the first time since the election committee system started?
[기자]
From today to the 1st of next month, we are heading to Chungcheong, the presidential casting boat for 3 days and 2 nights.
Kim Byung-joon, who ran for Sejong-eul constituency in last year’s general election, is accompanied by permanent election chairman Kim Byung-joon, and the ‘election committee without Kim Jong-in’ system is in full swing.
At a meeting of the election committee presided over prior to departure, Candidate Yoon expressed his determination to start a victorious campaign 100 days before the presidential election.
[윤석열 / 국민의힘 대선 후보 : 역사를 보면 충청은 늘 캐스팅보트를 쥔 지역이고 대선의 승부처였습니다. 중원인 충청에서 정권교체의 신호탄 쏘아 올리는 것을 시작으로 승리의 100일 대장정을 나서고자 합니다.]
Although Kim Byeong-jun, one of the top captains, has been in operation, the noise inside and outside the party is still there.
Candidate Yoon also appointed five additional members of the election committee today, including floor leader Kim Ki-hyeon, policy committee chairman Kim Do-eup, camp chairman Hong Jun-pyo, and camp chair Cho Kyung-tae as co-election chairpersons, and newly-elected lawmaker Seo Il-joon as chief of staff.
Among the co-election chairpersons, Lee Soo-jung, a professor at Kyonggi University, who was opposed by Lee Jun-seok, was named, and although Lee said he respected the candidate’s firm will to appoint, there are concerns that it may cause conflicts in the future.
Here, when lawyer Kwon Kyung-ae, author of the Black Book of the Fatherland, pointed out Rep. Jang Je-won as the ‘three doorknobs’ who opposed the recruitment of former Chairman Kim, Rep. Jang did not take any legal action for driving him to be a person controlling personnel behind the scenes without evidence. There were even public protests about doing so.
In response, Secretary-General Kwon Seong-dong met with YTN reporters and said that he had never objected to the recruitment of former Chairman Kim, and that Rep. Jang never dictated personnel affairs, and that he had fully explained to lawyer Kwon Kyung-ae over the phone.
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On the 100th day of the presidential election, other candidates are busy, right?
[기자]
That’s right.
Justice Party presidential candidate Shim Sang-jung presided over a meeting of the election committee at the National Assembly at 9:30 a.m.
Jewelry SL Anyang Branch of the Metal Workers’ Union, which is on strike from 11 am, will hold an on-site meeting.
I plan to meet the workers who are on a siege while condemning the company’s disguised business closure and emphasize the banner that the lives of workers are advanced countries.
Candidate Cheol-su Ahn of the People’s Party plans to discuss Korea’s strategy as a science and technology hegemon in the era of the US-China war for hegemony at the National Assembly Hall at 9:30 am, and communicate with supporters through the YouTube channel.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon, who ran as a candidate for the 3rd zone and started the new party ‘New Wave’, has a meeting with reporters from Gyeonggi-do and members of the Korea Youth Chamber in the morning, and a contest for the founder of the Gyeonggi Party in the afternoon.
Here, former Bareun Mirae Party leader Sohn Hak-gyu is also known to plan to run for the 20th presidential election today.
It is noteworthy what kind of determination Son will reveal in the fourth presidential challenge.
So far, I am a YTN general manager in the National Assembly.
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