The Democratic Party will hold a convention on August 17 to establish a new leadership team. As tensions escalate between the pro-Myeong (Lee Jae-myung) and pro-Cheong (Jung Cheong-rae) factions, unity will be crucial.
The party will conduct its third regular national party members' meeting at the Daejeon Convention Center in the afternoon. During the convention, a new party leader and Supreme Council members will be elected. Following the completion of nationwide preliminary elections on August 16, Kim Min-seok leads the party leader race with 49.91% of the votes, while Jung Cheong-rae has 41.51% and Song Young-gil has 8.58%.
This convention will implement a preferential voting system, which will determine the winner if no candidate receives a majority in the first round by combining the second-choice votes of the third-place candidate. Additionally, the voting will consist of 70% from delegates and party members and 30% from public opinion polls. Online voting for delegates will take place, and the results of the public opinion survey will be announced.
The Supreme Council election, which will select five members, faced confusion as Im Mi-ae and Kim Young-ho, both from the pro-Myeong faction, announced their withdrawal in support of Kim Yong, reducing the candidate pool to six. Candidates from the pro-Myeong faction include Park Sun-won, Seo Mi-hwa, and Kim Yong, while the pro-Cheong faction candidates are Lee Seong-yun, Choi Min-hee, and Han Min-soo. Currently, Choi Min-hee is in the lead with 16.91%, followed closely by Park Sun-won at 16.60%, Seo Mi-hwa at 15.18%, Lee Seong-yun at 13.94%, Han Min-soo at 13.77%, and Kim Yong at 13.62%. The competition for the top position and the fifth place, which secures a seat, is expected to be intense.
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