“Gwangju is the social mother that gave me rebirth”,
On May 18, Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, holds a press conference after attending the 44th anniversary ceremony of the May 18 Democratic Movement at the May 18 National Cemetery in Buk-gu, Gwangju. 2024.5.18/News1 ⓒ News1 Photo by Ahn Eun-na,
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, ‘(Seoul/Gwangju=News1) By Park Jong-hong and Kang Soo-ryun = Lee Jae-myung, the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 18th, the 44th anniversary of the 5.18 Gwangju Democratic Movement, “This time, let us definitely achieve the one-point constitutional amendment to include the spirit of the 5.18 Gwangju in the preamble.”‘,
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, ‘On this day, at the “The Democratic Party Works with Party Members” Honam Conference held at Gwangju Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in the afternoon, the chairman also stated, “The spirit of Gwangju 5.18 must be included in the preamble of the constitution and must be preserved forever in the history of the Republic of Korea.”‘,
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, ‘He also said, “Gwangju will not only be the holy land of democracy but will also continuously be the spirit of democracy that defends democracy in South Korea and expands peace and human rights throughout the world.”‘,
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, ‘He urged the ruling party, “The president and the People Power Party both said they would do it (include it in the preamble). I’m not sure if they are sincere or not, but since they promised, we must ensure that they keep their promise.”‘,
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, ‘The chairman revealed that he had also been deceived during the Chun Doo-hwan administration and insulted the Gwangju democratic movement, saying, “In modern terms, it was a second offense. A person who participated in the offense felt unjustly deceived and decided to change the course of life by saying that we must create a world where countless lives are not destroyed for someone’s small desires.”‘,
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, ‘He also emphasized, “While I have a biological mother who gave birth to me, Gwangju is the social mother that led me to be reborn in society.”\n’]