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[global times report] according to yonhap news agency, han dong-hoon, leader of south korea's ruling people power party, and lee jae-myung, leader of the largest opposition democratic party, will hold a meeting between the ruling and opposition party leaders in the national assembly on the afternoon of september 1.

yonhap news agency said that the two were originally scheduled to meet last sunday (august 25), but the meeting was postponed after lee jae-myung tested positive for the new coronavirus. at the same time, the report mentioned that this would be the first formal meeting between the leaders of the two major political parties in 11 years.

han dongxun (left) and lee jae-myung source: korean media

regarding the content of the talks, the report said that based on the topics raised by both sides, han dongxun and lee jae-myung will discuss issues such as the financial tax system on the same day. it is predicted that the two parties will jointly issue a position paper and promote the establishment of a special agency to implement follow-up measures for the talks.

according to xinhua news agency, on august 18, the democratic party of korea, the largest opposition party in south korea, held a national congress and elected lee jae-myung as the new party leader. as a result, lee jae-myung became the second party leader to be successfully re-elected. after winning the election, lee jae-myung expressed his hope to meet with president yoon seok-yeol to discuss the livelihood issues that need to be resolved most urgently. he also proposed a private dialogue with han dong-hoon, the leader of the ruling people's power party.

according to south korean media, lee jae-myung is considered the party's favorite candidate for the 2027 south korean presidential election. in the 2022 presidential election, lee jae-myung lost to the people's power party candidate yoon seok-yeol by a narrow margin.