New DP Leader Kim Min-seok Visits Former President Moon Jae-in
Newly elected Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok pledges party healing during a meeting with former President Moon Jae-in.
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Newly elected Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok met with former President Moon Jae-in in Yangsan, pledging to heal internal party wounds following a competitive leadership race.
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Why It Matters
Kim Min-seok was elected as the new leader of the ruling Democratic Party after defeating Jung Chung-rae and Song Young-gil.
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- New ruling Democratic Party (DP) leader Kim Min-seok visited former President Moon Jae-in at his home in the southeastern city of Yangsan on Wednesday, pledging to work toward healing within the party after a bitter election campaign.
Kim, a former prime minister who was elected party leader Monday, made the remark after the former president expressed concern that members of rival factions appeared to have sustained "deep internal wounds" amid tight competition in the leadership race, according to senior party spokesperson Park Sung-joon.
Kim won 54.08 percent of the vote, defeating Rep. Jung Chung-rae, who had sought a second consecutive term as DP leader and ended up with 45.92 percent. Former DP leader Song Young-gil finished third.
"There are people worried about reconciliation and I ask you as party leader to make special efforts to embrace and achieve harmony," Moon was quoted as saying.
Kim responded that he will play a "sufficient role within the party, including by conducting a campaign against the rampant use of mocking, hateful and scornful language," the spokesperson said.
Open Questions
- What specific measures will Kim take to curb hateful language within the party?
