New Future Co-Representative Lee Nak-yeon ``I will run in the general election in Gwangju'' = South Korea

New Future co-chairman Lee Na-kyung will run in the April 10th general election in Gwangju. New Future announced in a public notice sent to reporters on the 29th, ``Representative Lee Nak-yon
A press conference for the Gwangju race will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Gwangju Kim Dae-jung Convention Center.'' New Future reported that they have not decided on specific electoral districts yet.
. Currently, Gwangju and Seoul are being considered as potential candidates for election. Prior to this, Representative Lee met with reporters at the National Assembly on the same day and spoke about his candidacy for local districts in the general election.
I've been working on the picture for quite some time, but I can't delay it, so I'll announce it soon." Representative Lee has so far said that he has not decided whether or not he will run in a local district, but said, ``If I run, I will.''
"We will consider Gwangju as the top priority," he said. Representative Lee was born in Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do, but moved to Gwangju when he was in middle school and graduated from Gwangju Daiichi High School.
explained the background behind his consideration of running for office in Gwangju, saying, ``It's my hometown and the center of Jeolla Province.'' At the time of the 16th general election in 2000, co-chairman Lee was a member of the New Millennium Democratic Party (both Democratic Party of Japan).
As a candidate for the predecessor, he won in Hampyeong and Yeonggwang, South Jeolla Province, entered Yeouido, and continued to wear the gold badge until the 19th National Assembly. Afterwards, Jeollanam Province Governor Moon Jae-in
After serving as the first Prime Minister of the Moon Jae-in government, he won in Seoul Jongno during the 21st general election and re-entered the National Assembly.
After the Democratic Party (opposition) lost consecutive presidential and local elections, they decided to study abroad in the United States for one year.
Co-chairman Lee returned to the country in June of last year, and left the Democratic Party in January of this year after criticizing Lee Jae-myung's transformation into a private party.