President Lee to Host Dinner with Kim Minseok, Jeong Cheongrae, and Song Younggil on the 19th... Blue House: "Strengthening Party Unity"

Presidential Office:
“Arranged to Promote Party Unity and National Cooperation”

President Lee Jae-myung will hold a dinner meeting with the candidates for the Democratic Party of Korea leadership election on August 19.

Kang Yoo-jung, Chief Presidential Spokesperson, announced in a media briefing on the 17th that “President Lee plans to host a dinner at the Blue House on Wednesday, the 19th, inviting Kim Min-seok, the newly elected party leader, as well as Jeong Cheong-rae and Song Young-gil, who also participated in the election journey.”

Spokesperson Kang explained, “The purpose of this dinner is to further solidify policy cooperation between the party, government, and the Blue House, focusing on party unity, livelihood issues, and the economy.”

Kim Min-seok was elected as the new party leader by winning 54.0% of the final votes at the Democratic Party’s 3rd Regular National Party Members’ Convention held at the Daejeon Convention Center that day, defeating Jeong Cheong-rae (45.9%) and Song Young-gil (8.5%).

On the 17th, at the Daejeon Convention Center, a video congratulatory message from President Lee Jae-myung was being broadcast at the 3rd Democratic Party of Korea Regular National Party Members' Convention. 2026.8.17 Photo by Yonhap News

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