Posted : 2021-07-25 16:29
Updated : 2021-07-25 18:12
In this May 3, 2007, file photo, then-President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and his then-chief of staff Moon Jae-in speak at Cheong Wa Dae. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
DPK contenders question each other s party loyalty
By Nam Hyun-woo
The late former President Roh Moo-hyun is being invoked in a fierce verbal battle between ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) presidential contenders, who appear to be appealing to the party s loyalists for support.
Leading contenders Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung and former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon are clashing over whether the latter cast a ballot to impeach Roh, a liberal president serving from 2003 to 2008 who belonged to a DPK predecessor, the Millennium Democratic Party. Despite some DPK members concerns over internal strife, other contenders are also joining the fray, questioning each other s loyalty to the party.
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Competition gets fierce among ruling party contenders
Jul 16, 2021, 09:05 am
(From right to left) Choo Mi-ae, Lee Jae-myung, Chung Sye-kyun, Lee Nak-yon, Park Yong-jin and Kim Doo-kwan pose during an event to verify tickets for the first round of the ruling Democratic Party’s primary on July 11, 2021./ Source: Yonhap News
AsiaToday reporter Jeong Geum-min
Competition among the ruling Democratic Party’s (DP) presidential candidates is intensifying. Former DP chief Lee Nak-yon, who is on the rise, is seeking to beat out Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, the front-runner for the ruling bloc, to achieve the “golden cross” in support rating by the end of this month. Former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun is trying to appeal to voters by stressing his morality.