Jung Chung-rae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is pressing ahead with a "seven-day week" push, giving up weekends to secure victory in the June 3 local elections. After visits to Sejong, Gangwon, North Chungcheong, and Daegu this weekend, Jung will hold a supreme council meeting in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, on Monday next week.
Jung has kept up a breathless schedule recently. Since April, Jung has been on the road every weekend without a break, carrying out on-site activities across the regions.
On the 4th of this month, Jung visited Asan, South Chungcheong, to inspect livelihoods at Onyang Oncheon Market, and on the 5th moved to Gwangju to visit Nam-dong 5·18 Memorial Catholic Church. Then, on the weekend of the 11th and 12th, after visiting Gangneung, Jung went to Sokcho, Inje, and Chuncheon in succession, taking the pulse of public sentiment in Gangwon Province.
On the 18th and 19th, the third week of the month, Jung headed to Yeongnam. On the 18th, Jung visited Taehwagang and Sinjeong Market in Ulsan, and met citizens on Hwangnidan-gil in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang. On the 19th, after attending the April 19 Revolution commemoration ceremony in Gangbuk District, Seoul, Jung continued the livelihood tour with a visit to Moran Market in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.
Jung's grueling schedule continues this weekend as well. Over two days and one night, Jung will visit Sejong, North Chungcheong, Gangwon, and Daegu in turn. On the 25th, Jung will stop at Bugang Traditional Market in Sejong, then head to the Nongdari Festival in Jincheon, North Chungcheong, and the Danjong Culture Festival site in Yeongwol, Gangwon, in succession.
On the 26th, after visiting Gugyeong Market in Danyang, North Chungcheong, Jung will travel to Daegu to attend the opening of the campaign office of former Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, who was nominated as the Democratic Party of Korea's candidate for Daegu mayor.
After wrapping up the weekend schedule, Jung will immediately continue outreach in the capital region. On the 27th, Jung will visit Anseong in Gyeonggi Province, considered a tough district for the Democratic Party, to hold an on-site supreme council meeting, then visit Anseong Jungang Market to check on livelihoods.