Jeong Cheongrae: "Supplementary Budget Will Be Processed Immediately Upon Submission to the National Assembly... Politics Is About Timing"

On-Site Supreme Council Meeting in Sunchang, Jeonbuk
Proposes Slogans: "Jeonbuk Running Again, Jeonbuk Rising Again, Jump Jeonbuk"
Expresses Gratitude to Jeonbuk for the Donghak Peasant Revolution and More

Jeong Cheongrae, leader of the Democratic Party, stated on March 13, 2026, "If the government's supplementary budget bill is submitted to the National Assembly, we will focus all our efforts to process it immediately."

At the onsite supreme council meeting held that morning at the Jeonbuk Sunchang Fermentation Microorganism Industry Promotion Agency, Jeong said, "The government is making every effort to minimize the impact on the livelihoods and economy caused by the situation in the Middle East," adding, "President Lee Jaemyung has emphasized that swift fiscal input is essential to quickly invigorate the livelihood of the people on the ground."

He further stressed, "There is a right time for everything." Jeong added, "Just two days ago (on the 13th), I boarded a shrimp fishing boat in Ganghwa Island, but due to the difference in the tides, we could only catch a little. The national economy and people's livelihoods also have their right moments. That's why politics is about timing."

Jeong Cheongrae, leader of the Democratic Party, is speaking at the onsite supreme council meeting held on the 13th at the Jeonbuk Sunchang Fermentation Microorganism Industry Promotion Agency. Photo by Yonhap News

On this day, Jeong also expressed his gratitude to Jeonbuk and Sunchang. He said, "I am always grateful because I believe that Jeonbuk has vigorously propelled Korea's modern democratic history throughout the past 130 years," and added, "Personally, I believe and advocate that not only the 5·18 Democratization Movement but also the Donghak Peasant Revolution should be included in the preamble to the Constitution."

Jeong said, "On my way here, I thought about the campaign slogans for Jeonbuk in the upcoming local elections. I used to work as a copywriter for political advertisements," introducing the slogans, "Jeonbuk Running Again, Jeonbuk Rising Again, Jump Jeonbuk."

Attendees responded positively to the slogans Jeong proposed. Yoon Joonbyung, a Democratic Party lawmaker and head of the Jeonbuk Provincial Party, said, "I've been thinking about the upcoming local elections, and I appreciate that you even created the slogans in advance. We will review them at the party level." Supreme Council member Hwang Myungseon said, "We, along with Jeong and the leadership, will actively support Jeonbuk Running Again, Jeonbuk Rising Again, and Jump Jeonbuk."

Jeong also said, "We will do our utmost to ensure that Saemangeum, which has been anticipated for over 30 years, can become a real engine for the development of Jeonbuk," and added, "With the Saemangeum project now fully underway, starting with Hyundai Motor Group's 5 trillion won investment, the Democratic Party will actively support regulatory improvements related to government investment."

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