Jung Chung-rae, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said Monday that "the Myung-Chung War is clearly a false claim," urging others "not to drag the president into the party convention arena."
Jung wrote as much on his Facebook page the same day, saying, "I have a request for the media. The Myung-Chung War does not exist."
"Then are the players who have climbed into the ring ghosts or phantoms?" he said. "I am working for the success of the Lee Jae-myung government, and the president is a respected comrade and war ally."
Meanwhile, Jung is expected to formally announce his candidacy for the next party leadership election as early as this week. Earlier, former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok declared his candidacy on Sunday. Rep. Song Young-gil is set to make his declaration on Wednesday.
