Jeong Cheongrae: "Grateful to the People for Nationwide Democratic Victory... Pained by Failure to Reclaim Seoul"

June 3 Local Election Press Conference

Jeong Cheong-rae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, held a press conference regarding the local elections on the morning of June 4 at the party leader's conference room in the main building of the National Assembly. He stated, "In this nationwide election held one year after the inauguration of the Lee Jaemyung administration, the people have given the Democratic Party a great victory. I would like to express my deep gratitude for the choice made by the people."

Jeong Cheong-rae, Chief Standing Election Countermeasure Committee Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea, Han Byeong-do, Co-Chief Standing Election Countermeasure Committee Chairman, and Lee Si-jong, Co-Chief Standing Election Countermeasure Committee Chairman, are calmly watching the exit poll results at the 9th nationwide simultaneous local election and parliamentary by-election vote counting situation room set up at the National Assembly Members' Office Building on the 3rd. Photo by Yonhap News

Leader Jeong emphasized, "The people are the true owners of the Republic of Korea. Sovereignty resides with the people, and all power comes from the people. The people are always right."

Regarding the outcome of this election, he assessed, "The people, who defended the Constitution and democracy by preventing the 12·3 Martial Law and attempted rebellion, have now given their support for the stable governance of the Lee Jaemyung administration." He continued, "The Democratic Party, as a unified team with the administration and the Blue House, will do our utmost to support the success of the Lee Jaemyung administration and to usher in an era of national normalization and locally driven growth."

However, concerning the loss in the Seoul mayoral race, he remarked, "It is painful that we could not reclaim Seoul." Addressing the defeats of Oh Joong-ki, candidate for North Gyeongsang Province governor, and Kim Bu-gyeom, candidate for Daegu mayor, he said, "I offer my condolences to the candidates who gave their all but unfortunately lost. I extend even deeper sympathy to those who worked hard for a long time in challenging regions but were not elected."

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