SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in will hold a meeting with Lee Jae-myung, the presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Tuesday, his office said.
The meeting will take place at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae at 11:00 a.m., presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mee told reporters.
It comes a day after Lee announced his resignation as Gyeonggi Province governor to focus on the presidential election scheduled for March 9.
Lee, a vocal supporter of a universal basic income and reconciliation with North Korea, was nominated as the ruling party’s presidential candidate on Oct. 10.
Moon’s single five-year term is to end in May next year and by law, he cannot seek reelection.
Source: Yonhap News Agency