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Jeong Cheong-rae vows to protect Lee Jae-myung, seeks broad progressive alliance for election win
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Jeong Cheong-rae vows to protect Lee Jae-myung, seeks broad progressive alliance for election win

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Former Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae vowed to protect Lee Jae-myung, stating he is the right person to unite the party and the broader progressive alliance for election victory.
  • Jeong emphasized that party leadership belongs to the members and pledged to focus solely on public and party sentiment.
  • He urged party members to vote for him to secure victory in the general election and achieve a change of power.

Jeong Cheong-rae, former leader of the Democratic Party, has declared his unwavering commitment to protecting Lee Jae-myung, asserting his own suitability to lead the party toward victory.

Don't worry. I am the right person to achieve party integration across four presidencies (Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in, and Lee Jae-myung), and to forge unity and alliances outside the party, creating a broad democratic and progressive coalition.

โ€” Jeong Cheong-raeJeong Cheong-rae's statement on Facebook regarding his role in uniting the party and its allies.

"Don't worry," Jeong wrote on Facebook on Sunday. "I am the right person to achieve party integration across four presidencies (Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Moon Jae-in, and Lee Jae-myung), and to forge unity and alliances outside the party, creating a broad democratic and progressive coalition."

You can trust Jeong Cheong-rae. We will achieve victory in the general election and regain power through a broad democratic and progressive alliance.

โ€” Jeong Cheong-raeJeong Cheong-rae's assertion of his leadership capabilities for electoral success.

Jeong further stated, "You can trust Jeong Cheong-rae. We will achieve victory in the general election and regain power through a broad democratic and progressive alliance." He also stressed that party authority rests with and originates from the party members, declaring, "We will only look to public and party sentiment."

The party authority rests with and originates from the party members. We will only look to public and party sentiment.

โ€” Jeong Cheong-raeJeong Cheong-rae's emphasis on party member influence.

Appealing directly to the party base, Jeong added, "Please protect Jeong Cheong-rae with your one-person, one-vote." He aims to rally support for his leadership and the party's future electoral success.

Please protect Jeong Cheong-rae with your one-person, one-vote.

โ€” Jeong Cheong-raeJeong Cheong-rae's direct appeal to party members for their votes.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.