Kim Min-seok, a candidate for the leadership of the Democratic Party, questioned on July 26 whether the party would support three anti-Myeong candidates for the Supreme Council. His remarks come amid escalating tensions between the pro-Myeong (Lee Jae-myung) and pro-Cheong (Jung Cheong-rae) factions.
Speaking at a policy meeting held at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kim stated, "I will make an important prediction." He continued, "Those who view politics as arithmetic believe that since three anti-Myeong and pro-Cheong candidates have advanced to the finals, the Supreme Council vote will result in a 3-to-2 outcome. I see politics as a dynamic drama of physics, as was already proven during the second leadership of Lee Jae-myung."
He added, "It was the same then, and do you think it will be different this time? The results will begin to change as soon as we start. The key point will be whether all pro-Cheong candidates are eliminated by the end of the election."
In the preliminary election held on July 23 for the selection of the party leader and Supreme Council members, Kim Min-seok, Song Young-gil, and former leader Jung Cheong-rae advanced to the finals. The Supreme Council candidates include five from the pro-Myeong faction (Kim Young-ho, Park Sun-won, Seo Mi-hwa, Lim Mi-ae, and Kim Yong) and three from the pro-Cheong faction (Lee Sung-yoon, Choi Min-hee, and Han Min-soo).
* This article has been translated by AI.
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