Jae-myung Lee, ‘National Association’ to find Mom’s Cafe… “Introduction of compulsory parental leave for fathers”

[대선 D-60]

“Seoul is an essential hurdle that must be crossed to win the presidential election”… Public transportation – 3 days 2 nights city tour on foot
Today’s policy meeting with the Nowon-gu reconstruction manager… “Supply measures will be announced soon following collecting various opinions”

“In addition, Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung and People’s Strength Presidential Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol took public transportation on the 7th to communicate directly with voters. Candidate Lee met Seoul citizens while traveling by subway for 40 minutes, and Candidate Yoon took the subway line 9, considered the ‘hell-cheol’, to work at the company. On the 7th, one day before the presidential election D-60, both candidates focused on people’s livelihoods, and some say that “the competition for the finals has begun in earnest”.

“Finals start now” competition for livelihood in earnest

“Seoul is always an essential hurdle that must be crossed to win the presidential election.”

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung began his Seoul tour on the 7th and repeatedly expressed his will to win Seoul. Candidate Lee, who resumed the ‘Matta Bus (weekly public bus)’ schedule, which had been temporarily suspended due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), started to increase contact with voters by moving on foot and public transportation instead of the existing chartered bus. Candidate Lee is planning to travel around Seoul for 3 days and 2 nights to attack the votes of the metropolitan area.

Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung is holding hands with a citizen he met at Sangdo Station in Dongjak-gu, Seoul on the followingnoon of the 7th. Provided by the Democratic Party

○ Lee “Parental leave is equally shared with parents”

Candidate Lee at the opening ceremony of the Seoul Party’s Election Countermeasures Committee held at the Baekbeom Kim-gu Memorial Hall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the followingnoon of the same day, said, “The situation in Seoul is not good right now. It is very difficult,” he said. “We must win in Seoul, but the situation was very bad, but it seems that the people are slowly recovering new opportunities,” he added. In fact, as a result of the Dong-A Ilbo New Year’s poll, Candidate Lee recorded 49.4% in Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, far ahead of Candidate Yoon Seok-yeol, who got 24.2%. However, in Seoul, Candidate Lee (36.1%) and Candidate Yoon (31.4%) had a close battle.

In particular, Lee said, “You have to admit your shortcomings. We’re not always right,” he said, emphasizing the Democratic Party’s change and renewal. He also added a message of extension, with the center and conservative camps in mind, saying, “Let’s use our policies and people as much as possible without choosing the camp.” An official from the Democratic Party said, “As revealed in the Democratic Party’s devastating defeat at the time of the Seoul mayor by-election in April last year, Seoul’s people are still in a state of reassurance.”

The move continued with the relatively large number of young dual-income couples in the metropolitan area in mind. On the same day, candidate Lee visited a childcare cafe run in Dongjak-gu, Seoul and attended the ‘National Association’ with the theme of a good society to raise children. Candidate Lee at this meeting said, “If the father does not use it, both spouses will suffer losses, so it should be socially natural for fathers to use parental leave.” Then, he said, “It is mandatory to allocate maternity leave and match the (male and female) ratio,” he said.

○ Target the public sentiment in the metropolitan area with the topic of livelihood and real estate

Candidate Lee moved to the subway for regarding 40 minutes following the inauguration ceremony of the election. Candidate Lee boarded at Sook University Station on Line 4 and met citizens while moving to Sangdo Station on Line 7 with the next schedule. Candidate Lee said, “I don’t like it very much, but when I see it (in person), it’s pure and good,” he said, “will you like it from now on?”, and to the voters who introduced that he was from the GED, he said, “I met an alumni of the GED.” expressed Candidate Lee will focus on public welfare and real estate issues during his Seoul schedule. In particular, Candidate Lee will hold a meeting with officials from the Reconstruction Promotion Committee in Nowon-gu, Seoul on the 8th to discuss the easing of regulations related to reconstruction and redevelopment. Candidate Lee said, “After collecting various opinions, we will announce measures to supply real estate soon.”

However, controversy arose over Lee’s appearance on the YouTube channel ‘Dot Face’, which deals with feminism, etc. Responding to criticism from some supporters, Candidate Lee said, “I don’t think it’s appropriate to say, “Let’s cover our ears and not even approach us.”

By Kwon Oh-hyuk, staff reporter [email protected]

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