[Anchor]
Two days after the conclusion of the Democratic Party's national convention, President Lee Jae-myung invited the three candidates who ran in the party leadership race to a dinner at Cheong Wa Dae. We connect to our reporter at Cheong Wa Dae.
Reporter Kang Min-u, is the dinner still underway?
[Reporter]
Yes, that is correct.
The dinner at Cheong Wa Dae began at 6:30 p.m. and has been going on for over two hours now.
There was also a photo session before the dinner.
Let us first take a look at the footage.
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[Song Young-gil / Democratic Party Lawmaker: Look this way too, look this way. Why are you only looking at that side?]
In attendance at the dinner were President Lee Jae-myung, newly elected Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok, who was a candidate for party leader in the national convention, and lawmakers Jung Chung-rae and Song Young-gil. Floor Leader Han Byung-do, Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik, and Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Hong Ihk-pyo were also present, and they shared a toast with juice.
A Cheong Wa Dae official stated that they would talk candidly in a comfortable atmosphere, adding that the dinner could continue quite late into the night.
Holding a dinner with key figures of the ruling bloc just two days after the election of the party leader is also interpreted as reflecting the President's strong will to urgently and decisively resolve internal concerns regarding the conflicts that surfaced during the national convention process.
[Anchor]
Former President Moon Jae-in also reportedly called for party unity.
[Reporter]
Earlier this morning, leader Kim Min-seok paid his respects at the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun in Bongha Village, Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, and then visited Pyeongsan Village in Yangsan to pay a courtesy call on former President Moon Jae-in.
Former President Moon noted that because it was a fierce competition, party members seemed to have suffered deep internal wounds, and he asked leader Kim to make special efforts for inclusion and unity.
At the Supreme Council meeting held in Busan earlier today, leader Kim evaluated that this national convention showed his livelihood-focused, pragmatic, and expansive line received overwhelming support from party members. Meanwhile, Senior Supreme Councilor Choi Min-hee, a pro-Moon figure, offered a subtly different interpretation, stating that the composition of the new leadership was an exquisite result where public sentiment kept party sentiment in check.
(Live Broadcasting: Jung Sang-bo, Video Reporting: Ha Ryung, Video Editing: Nam Il, Design: Han Heung-su)
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