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Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung's Information and Policy Declaration

In-depth Deconstruction and Evaluation Analysis Report on the Political Platforms, Policy Visions, and Underlying Strategic Considerations of the Main Candidates in the 20th South Korean Presidential Election

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Published

22/12/2025

Key Chapter Title List

  1. Supplementary Candidate Information Disclosure
  2. Personal Matters
  3. Financial Status and Military Service Matters
  4. Tax Payment/Arrears Record and Criminal History
  5. Declaration Statement
  6. Economic Vision and National Salvation Pledge
  7. Overview of Candidate's Capabilities and Leadership Qualities
  8. A Future World Led by a Completely New Republic of Korea
  9. World Leadership: Blueprint for Six Major Powers
  10. Fostering Global Enterprises and Realizing a Science & Technology Powerhouse
  11. Building a Welfare State with a Solid Foundation
  12. A Security Powerhouse Utilizing Strategic Pragmatic Diplomacy to Respond to Changes in World Order

Document Introduction

This report is based on the official campaign documents of Lee Jae-myung (Democratic Party of Korea), a candidate in the 21st presidential election of the Republic of Korea, providing a systematic organization and in-depth analysis. The document content not only covers the candidate's detailed personal information, property and military service status, tax records, and legal history but also, more crucially, elaborates on a comprehensive political platform and policy vision aimed at overcoming crisis and rebuilding the nation. The report aims to provide professional researchers with a complete, undeduced information map based on the original text, to understand the national development path and strategic choices advocated by this candidate and the political force he represents at a specific historical juncture.

The main body of the document can be divided into two major parts. The first part pertains to information disclosure related to candidate qualification review, including his personal career history (former Governor of Gyeonggi Province, former co-leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, etc.), family property composition (total approximately 3.09 billion KRW), tax payment records, and self-defense regarding past criminal incidents involving false accusation and obstruction of special official duties. The defense claims these actions stemmed from his role as a civic activist in promoting investigations of public interest cases or his responsibility as a co-representative of a civic petition movement. This information provides raw data for assessing the candidate's personal background and public credibility.

The second part is the core policy declaration, outlining a grand blueprint named "Jeonjae Daehanminguk" (A Completely New Republic of Korea). The candidate defines the present as a moment of crisis requiring overcoming internal turmoil, restoring people's livelihood and democracy, and saving the economy, pledging to lead the nation out of difficulty with unconventional, practical leadership. His policy vision is highly ambitious, aiming to build Korea into a powerhouse capable of playing a leading role in the future world, with specific goals covering six major areas: an economic powerhouse (especially aiming for top three globally in AI), a diplomatic and security powerhouse, a cultural powerhouse, a democratic powerhouse, a welfare powerhouse, and a nation of balanced development.

In the economic and technological fields, the report details specific initiatives including the B.O.B Global Enterprise Fostering Project (focusing on AI, Bio-Health, Content & Culture, Defense & Aerospace, Energy, Manufacturing), investing 100 trillion KRW in the AI ecosystem, pushing the stock index into the 5000-point era, and constructing an energy highway. On the social and welfare front, it proposes building a comprehensive social safety net, a state responsibility system for care, promoting a 4.5-day work week, and extending the retirement age. In diplomacy and security, it emphasizes pragmatic diplomacy based on a solid ROK-US alliance and is committed to building a smart, strong military based on AI and cutting-edge technology and becoming one of the top four defense industry powers.

This report strictly adheres to the original document, without any extended interpretation or value judgment. It aims to provide scholars of international relations, comparative politics researchers, Korea analysts, and geopolitical observers with first-hand material and a structural analytical framework concerning an important Korean political figure and his policy propositions, to support deeper research on regional political dynamics and strategic assessment.