Lee Geon-tae of the Democratic Party of Korea, a former lawyer for President Lee Jae-myung in the Daejang-dong case, declared a bid for the Supreme Council.
On the 7th at the National Assembly, Rep. Lee Geon-tae held a news conference and said, "Replacing the leadership that fell out of step with the Lee Jae-myung administration out of personal political ambition is what party members are demanding and the spirit of this convention," adding, "We will not allow even a 1 mm gap among the party, government and presidential office."
Lee said, "The president's approval rating is soaring, so why did we have to accept a devastating report card in races such as the Seoul mayoral election?" and emphasized, "The discord that made the public and party members disappointed in the Democratic Party will disappear without a trace the moment Lee Geon-tae becomes a Supreme Council member."
He went on, "I will become a powerful 'Myeong-tong (clear communication) channel' that links the president's governing philosophy and the party's voice without addition or subtraction, and I will make the entire public feel the Democratic Party's efficacy so that I can cement the Democratic Party's support base into a fortress-like structural majority," he promised.
Lee said, "I will not be someone who fuels division with personal politics, but someone who, with inclusiveness and competence, makes the Lee Jae-myung administration succeed," adding, "I will become a front-line striker who forcefully wins national governance success and the restoration of power, and I will devote myself to Korea's great leap forward."