President Lee Jae-myung will have dinner at the Blue House on the 19th with Democratic Party of Korea's new leader Kim Min-seok, Rep. Jung Chung-rae, and Rep. Song Young-gil. With the Democratic Party of Korea's Aug. 17 national convention concluded, the move is aimed at creating a forum for unity with the candidates who competed for party leadership.

At the 3rd regular national convention of the Democratic Party of Korea at Daejeon Convention Center on the 17th, Kim Min-seok (center), elected as the new party leader, raises hands with Jung Chung-rae (left) and Song Young-gil, who contested the leadership, to greet party members and the public./Courtesy of Yonhap News

Chief presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a notice on the 17th that "the president plans to host a dinner at the Blue House on the 19th, inviting leader Kim Min-seok, who was elected party leader at this convention, as well as candidates Jung Chung-rae and Song Young-gil, who shared the convention journey."

She added that "the dinner has been arranged to further solidify state affairs cooperation among the party, government, and presidential office to bolster party unity and address people's livelihoods and the economy."

The Democratic Party of Korea held its 3rd regular national party members' convention that day and elected Rep. Kim Min-seok as party leader and Reps. Choi Min-hee, Park Sun-won, Seo Mi-hwa, Lee Sung-yoon, and Han Min-su as supreme council members. In the party leader election, the final vote shares were 54.08% for Kim and 45.92% for Jung.

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