SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) — Ruling party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung held a closed-door meeting with a former campaign manager for his main opposition rival Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday. political sources said.

The Democratic Party’s Lee met with Kim Chong-in, Yoon’s former campaign manager from the main opposition People’s Power Party, at Kim’s personal office in central Seoul earlier in the evening and discussed ways to overcome problems. social and economic consequences of COVID-19. sources noted.

The meeting came amid growing attention over whether Kim would join the ruling bloc in supporting Lee’s campaign following his departure from rival Yoon’s campaign in early January.

“As far as I know, the meeting was arranged at the behest of Lee in his attempt to hear from various people on ways to overcome the (current) crisis in South Korea after proclaiming that he will employ talented people regardless of political sides,” one of the sources said. saying.