The Democratic Party of Korea completed the organization of the Central Party Election Management Committee to oversee the 8.2 National Convention for the election of the next party leadership. Three-term lawmaker Kim Jong-ho has been appointed as chairperson. The party will also pursue amendments to its rules that include 'exceptions to the reduction of competition in local elections' for contributors to the 21st presidential election during this convention.
Democratic Party Spokesperson Kim Seong-hwa met with reporters after the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, and revealed these personnel decisions.
The Central Election Management Committee has appointed lawmakers Kim as chairperson, Lee Soo-jin and Lim Ho-seon as vice chairpersons, and as commissioners Jeon Yong-ki, Kim Nam-geun, Jeon Jin-suk, Jo Gye-won, Jeong Eul-ho, Kim Han-na of the Seocho-gu district, and Lee Ji-eun of the Mapo-gu district. These personnel recommendations will be finalized after a vote by the Central Committee on the 7th of next month.
On the 2nd of next month, the Democratic Party will hold a party affairs committee meeting at the National Assembly and will also introduce an agenda item to establish special rules for 'applying exceptions to the reduction of competition.' This will address the method of not applying the reduction in the local election competition for individuals who contributed to the June 3 presidential election, specifically for the 9th local elections.
During this party affairs committee, the method of holding the 8.2 National Convention and the election rules will also be discussed.
The Democratic Party will begin candidate registration on the 10th of next month, followed by regional primaries in Chungcheong on the 19th, Yeongnam on the 20th, Honam on the 26th, and Gyeonggi-Incheon on the 27th. The party will conduct the National Convention at KINTEX in Goyang, where it will elect both the party leader and one supreme council member on August 2. If there are more than four registered candidates, a preliminary election will be held on the 15th of next month to narrow down the candidates to three each.
In the party leader election, the proportion of the electoral group will consist of 50% central committee members, 25% party members with voting rights, and 25% general public, while the voting reflection ratio will be 15% delegates, 55% party members with voting rights, and 30% general public. For the supreme council members, both the electoral group and voting reflection ratios will consist of 50% central committee members and 50% party members with voting rights.