President Lee Jae Myung to Meet Former President Moon Jae-in Amid Party Rift
Quick Look
- President Lee Jae Myung will meet with former President Moon Jae-in for lunch on Wednesday.
- The meeting is seen as an effort to address a growing rift within the ruling Democratic Party ahead of its national convention in August.
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Why It Matters
President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet with former President Moon Jae-in for lunch amid growing internal party divisions. The meeting aims to address these rifts before the upcoming national convention.
President Lee Jae Myung was set to meet with former President Moon Jae-in over lunch on Wednesday, a meeting widely seen as an attempt to settle, if not quell, a growing rift within the ruling Democratic Party ahead of an upcoming national convention to elect new leadership.
The meeting at Cheong Wa Dae will be an opportunity for Lee to seek advice from the former president on improving people's livelihoods and promoting national unity, Hong Ik-pyo, presidential secretary for political affairs, said earlier.
The presidential office has also said Lee had sought to host Moon since the early days of his presidency.
Still, the focus of attention is on whether Lee and Moon will deliver any message calling for party unity as the meeting comes amid rivalry among potential candidates for the ruling party leadership who are considered to be close supporters of the president and his predecessor.
The DP is set to hold its national convention in August, with Lee's former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok soon expected to declare his candidacy and run against Rep. Jung Chung-rae, former party leader who stepped down last week to seek reelection.
Open Questions
- Will the meeting lead to party unity?
- What specific advice will Moon give Lee?
