Presidential hopefuls gearing up to rein in dominance of Lee Jae-myung
Feb 16, 2021, 08:46 am
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun speaks during a meeting of the Central Central Disaster Management Headquarters on the government's response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at Government Complex-Sejong on Feb. 14, 2021./ Photographed by Jung Jae-hoon
AsiaToday reporter Jeong Geum-min
As Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung is firmly at the top of most presidential hopefuls polls, many presidential hopefuls of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) are gearing up to rein in Lee’s dominance. Debates are rising over Lee’s basic income scheme among DP presidential hopefuls, including DP Chairman Rep. Lee Nak-yon, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, and former presidential chief of staff Im Jong-seok. On the surface, they are stressing the need to resolve the polarization, but they are apparently keeping Lee from being the sole lead ahead of the next presidential election.