February 3, 2025
Seoul -Te secondary conservative new reform party, Lee Jun-SEOK, effectively launched his presidential bidding on Sunday to make himself the next generation of leaders in South Korea and promise to subvert the country's aging politics. order.
Try to try to the US President John Kennedy and Barak Obama (John F. Kennedy) and Barack Obama (they are in their 40s), and Lee, 39, argued that South Korea must also have Hugging young leaders to promote change.
“Kennedy became the leader of the United States at the age of 43 and sent a man to the moon. Obama became the first black president of 46 years old. Why can't we achieve similar feats?” Said at a press conference on the street.
Lee added: “The average age of Koreans was born in 1980. It is now when our generation has grown in a developed economy, and it has upgraded South Korea to a new level.”
Lee was born 40 years old on March 31, 1985, making him qualified to run president according to South Korean law.
Li is the youngest leader of the 36 -year -old main conservative people's power party.
While reflecting on his political career, Li emphasized that he was helping the former President Park Geun-Hye and the current President Yoon Suk Yeol. However, he pointed out that no matter what a person's contribution, power rarely shared.
“Although my role in elections, the essence of power makes it not easy to share its torrential products. I have waited for 13 to 14 years,” he said.
When asked about his presidential bidding and potential alliance, Li stood firm.
“If there is a presidential campaign, I will play a role in it. I haven't found someone similar to my vision. If I run, I will always see it.” He said.
Li's official bidding is expected to challenge the deep -rooted two -party system led by the ruling People's Party and South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party.
Regarding the support of his party's units, Li rejected his concern. He said: “In the case of people saying it is impossible, I violate my expectations. I will participate in the competition with a strategy of winning.”
With the appeal of constitutional reform, Li criticized the motivation behind the discussion, which shows that they originated from the adverse election prospects of the ruling party.
“The current way of discussing the amendment of the Constitution is lacking sincerity. If I reach a high position, I will immediately start discussing the constitutional reform, but it should be designed to reduce the power of the president instead of strengthening them.” He said.
Li also emphasized the necessity of the government's structural reform, because the efficiency of administrative agencies is low.
“The government structure in South Korea needs to be comprehensively repaired. The duties of many ministries and commissions overlap, which makes them ineffective. Just as the US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken measures to improve efficiency. We must eliminate the waste of the public administrative department. “
Li (Lee) is a graduate of Harvard University. He entered politics in 2011 and joined the predecessor of the Kuomintang of the People's Power Party. He assisted Park Geun-Hye, who was the party's highest presidential competitor at the time. Li later established a new reform party in January 2024. As a conservative alternative of the ruling party, he lost the leadership of the People's Power Party in 2022.
