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
Detail
Published
22/12/2025
Key Chapter Title List
- Candidate Information Disclosure Materials
- Personal Matters
- Property Status and Military Service Matters
- Tax Payment·Arrears Record and Criminal Record
- Declaration
- Economic Vision and National Salvation Commitment
- Overview of Candidate's Capabilities and Leadership Traits
- A Future World Led by a New Republic of Korea
- World Leadership: The Blueprint for Six Major Powers
- Global Enterprise Fostering and Science & Technology Power Realization
- Building a Welfare Powerhouse with a Solid Foundation
- 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 (affiliated with the Democratic Party of Korea), a candidate in the 21st South Korean presidential election, 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 (former Governor of Gyeonggi Province, former co-leader of the Democratic Party, etc.), family property composition (total approximately 3.09 billion KRW), tax payment records, and self-justification regarding past incidents involving criminal records such as "false accusation" and "obstruction of special official duties." He claims these actions stemmed from his role as a "civil activist" in promoting investigations of public interest cases or his responsibility as a co-representative of a civic petition movement. This information provides the raw data basis 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 New Republic of Korea). The candidate defines the present as a "time of crisis" requiring overcoming "internal turmoil," restoring people's livelihood and democracy, and saving the economy, promising to lead the nation out of difficulty with "unconventional, practical leadership." His policy vision is highly ambitious, aiming to build South 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 balanced development nation.
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 building an "Energy Highway." At the social and welfare level, it proposes constructing a comprehensive social safety net, a "National Responsibility System for Care," promoting a 4.5-day work week, and extending the retirement age. In foreign affairs and security, it emphasizes pragmatic diplomacy based on a solid ROK-US alliance and is committed to building an "AI and cutting-edge technology-based smart strong military" 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 international relations scholars, comparative politics researchers, Korea analysts, and geopolitical observers with first-hand information and a structural analytical framework regarding an important Korean political figure and his policy propositions, to support deeper research on regional political dynamics and strategic assessment.