'Daejang-dong Attorney' Lee Ki-tae Runs for Supreme Council Member: "From Shield for Lee Jae-myung to Front-Line Striker"

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Ki-Tae Lee, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Korea, declared his candidacy for the Supreme Council member position at the August 17 National Party Convention, stating, "From being a shield for Lee Jae-myung, I will now become the front-line striker who vigorously secures the success of state affairs and the re-election of our government."

Known as the "Daejang-dong Attorney," Assemblyman Lee said during a press conference at the National Assembly Communication Hall on this day, "I will become the most reliable direct channel that seamlessly connects the party, the government, and the Blue House."

Ki-Tae Lee, a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker, is holding a press conference announcing his candidacy for the party's Supreme Council member on the 7th at the National Assembly Communication Hall. Photo by Yonhap News

In particular, he cited "self-serving politics" as the reason for the defeat in the Seoul mayoral race and other contests during the June 3 local elections. Although he effectively criticized former Democratic Party leader Cheong-Rae Jeong, he did not mention any specific names, saying, "Even though the President's approval ratings remain high, why did we have to accept such devastating results in the Seoul mayoral race and elsewhere? It was because, driven by personal political ambition, we failed to properly support President Lee Jae-myung and ended up out of sync with him."

As his pledges for the Supreme Council, Assemblyman Lee promised to: ▲ establish a thorough "party-government-Blue House one team" system ▲ complete judicial and prosecutorial reforms ▲ transform the Democratic Party into a "competent, livelihood-focused party" and innovate it into a "structural majority party" ▲ introduce an AI-based "deliberative party member sovereignty system" before major party policy decisions, building a "party where members' voices directly shape decisions."

Regarding the upcoming party convention, he emphasized its significance by saying, "This is not simply an election to change the faces of the leadership, but a historical turning point to break the cycle of division and failure, to firmly establish our Democratic Party as a structural majority party, and to boldly pursue victory in the general election and the re-election of our government."

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