DPK leader Lee visits ex-President Moon ahead of April elections

Former President Moon Jae-in, left, and Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea, hold their arms up at Moon's home in the southeastern city of Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, Feb. 4. Yonhap

Former President Moon Jae-in met with main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung on Sunday and called for unity to win April's general elections.

Moon stressed that a sense of urgency and earnest desire are crucial in winning elections as Lee of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) visited Moon's home in the southeastern city of Yangsan, DPK spokesperson Park Sung-joon told reporters.

Lee said the DPK will strive to unite by dissolving any division and conflict within the party, and put in all efforts to win the general elections.

Lee had been scheduled to visit Moon last month, but his trip was canceled after he was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southeastern city of Busan on Jan. 2. (Yonhap)

Rep. Lee Jae-myung, left, the chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), visits former President Moon Jae-in at his residence in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday. Lee's visit is seen as part of a strategy to unite the party, currently struggling with factional infighting ahead of the upcoming general elections scheduled for April 10. Yonhap