The Democratic Party announced plans to finalize procedures for its convention scheduled for August 17. During this announcement, the party addressed the timing of Jeong Cheong-rae's potential resignation, stating, "There are no specific regulations regarding resignation in our party rules."
Cho Seung-rae, the party's Secretary General, stated during a press conference on June 14 at the National Assembly, "The Democratic Party is preparing to hold its convention in Daejeon on August 17. Relevant procedures are currently underway."
Cho emphasized that the party will seek approvals from various committees, including the Central Committee, the Party Affairs Committee, and the Convention Preparation Committee, as part of the process leading up to the convention.
He noted, "The Central Committee must finalize the amendments to the party rules by June 16 for the convention to proceed on August 17. After that, we will hold meetings of the Supreme Council and the Party Affairs Committee to continue the process. Tentatively, we plan to convene the Supreme Council on June 24 and the Party Affairs Committee on June 26 to approve the establishment of the Convention Preparation Committee."
Additionally, Cho mentioned that candidate registration for the party leader and Supreme Council members is expected to take place on July 16 or 17. He explained that if there are four or more candidates for party leader, a preliminary election will be held, with the main election occurring about a week after candidate registration.
Regarding the calls for Jeong Cheong-rae's resignation, which arose following the confirmation of the convention, Cho stated, "There is no deadline for resignation in our party rules concerning re-election challenges."
He added, "However, there is a precedent; when President Lee Jae-myung was preparing for re-election as party leader, he resigned before the establishment of the Convention Preparation Committee."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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