President Lee rebuts criticism over interference in People Power Party affairs
We examine the issues and fallout from the controversy over Lee Jae-myung's interference in party affairs and his remarks on the convention deposit. Take a quick look at the key points, including the president's rebuttal to criticism from the People Power Party.
When the People Power Party criticized President Lee Jaemyung’s remarks regarding the deposit for the Democratic Party convention as ‘interference in party affairs,’ he pushed back, demanding a response in line with common sense.
In a post on X on the afternoon of the 19th, President Lee explained that a public party should distinguish between internal party elections and public elections, and that voicing an opinion on party activities as a party member is different from illegal interference in party affairs.
Earlier, President Lee pointed out that the deposit for the preliminary race in the Democratic Party convention had risen significantly from last year and said that a plan to revert it to the previous level could be considered. The People Power Party commented that this amounted to the president’s improper intervention.