The Democratic Party's public relations department announced in a public notice that afternoon, "President Yoon called Chairman Lee at around 2:40 p.m. today to express concern for his health, and Chairman Lee expressed his gratitude."
Lee will take a week off from the 9th to the 15th of this month for hospital treatment. The Democratic Party's PR department announced in a public notice on the afternoon of the previous day (7th) that "Representative Lee will be taking a leave of absence due to the general election of the National Assembly.
"He will be taking a leave of absence due to treatment that was not possible with the previous year," the statement said. "Chairman Lee is scheduled to resume normal duties as party leader from the 16th."
A representative from Lee's side said, "Lee's current physical condition is such that if he receives treatment, he will be able to resume normal activities.
"There is no connection to the incident in which he was attacked by a thug earlier this year," he said. "President Yoon called me after there were reports that he was being hospitalized for treatment."
"The message was, 'Please focus on your treatment,'" he said.
2024/05/08 17:05 KST
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