DP presidential candidate calls himself ‘pro-business’

SEOUL, Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party (DP), said Saturday that he was a "pro-business" person keen on striving to make his country flourish by supporting companies.

Lee made the remarks during a talk show aired by Yonhap News TV, stressing that the widely held public image of him having an unfavorable view toward businesses is not what he is about.

"I am a pro-business person in fact, and people don't know that," he said in the show. "Those who don't communicate directly with me, or do not know me enough, suspect that I am anti-corporate, pro-labor and anti-market."

"(Companies are) the pillar of the market economy. It's very important that we provide the companies with a free environment," Lee said.

Lee explained that he wants to take a path where "companies and industries grow, jobs are created and the economy prospers, through a regulatory shift and large investment."

Source: Yonhap News Agency

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