"We Must Unite Again as One"... Dinner Invitation for Candidates the Day After Tomorrow

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Reflecting the unusually heated atmosphere of the Democratic Party's national convention, President Lee Jae-myung emphasized, "We must firmly unite together again around the new leadership." It has been learned that President Lee will host a dinner invitation for the candidates at the Blue House the day after tomorrow (August 19) to foster internal party unity.

Here is a report from reporter Kang Cheongwan.

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President Lee Jae-myung emphasized "post-convention party unity" through a video congratulatory address at the Democratic Party's national convention today.

[President Lee Jae-myung: Until now, we have fiercely debated and competed like the Democratic Party, but starting today, we must firmly unite together again around the new leadership.]

From the controversy over legitimate succession to the party leadership, to disputes digging up past actions.

[Kim Min-seok / Democratic Party leadership candidate (August 12, TV debate): You ruined the presidential election, why don't you apologize for that? Isn't that a betrayal in itself?]

[Chung Cheong-rae / Democratic Party leadership candidate (August 12, TV debate): It seems you have a lot of trauma regarding betraying and leaving the party, having betrayed former President Roh Moo-hyun.]

Amidst the severe conflict between the pro-Lee Jae-myung faction and the pro-Moon Jae-in faction, President Lee delivered a message of harmony.

Former President Moon Jae-in also expressed concern in his video congratulatory address.

[Former President Moon Jae-in: If things go on like this, we are in big trouble. Competition must not divide the party.]

According to SBS reporting, President Lee is scheduled to invite the candidates from this national convention to the Blue House for a dinner banquet the evening after tomorrow to promote internal unity following the convention.

During the national convention in August of last year, President Lee invited his rival, Representative Chung Cheong-rae, and lawmaker Park Chan-dae for dinner ten days after it concluded.

This time, the dinner is being held just two days later, leading to interpretations that the internal conflict caused by the convention was that serious.

(Camera reporting: Yoon Hyeong | Video editing: Jang Hyun-ki)
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