At the Democratic Party of Korea Central Committee, a revised bill to amend the party constitution on the "local election nomination rules," which adjusts the vote reflection ratio in primaries for basic council proportional representation candidates to 50% each for dues-paying members and Standing Committee members, passed on the 15th.
The Democratic Party said that after convening the Central Committee from 10 a.m. and holding a vote on the party constitution amendment bill until 6 p.m. that day, it passed with 443 in favor (83.9%) and 85 against (16.1%) out of a total of 597. Turnout was 88.4% (528 participants), exceeding the quorum of a majority of the incumbent Commissioners.
Chief spokesperson Park Soo-hyun met with reporters after the meeting and said, "We have completed a system that can fairly produce the most competitive candidates, laying the groundwork for victory in the local elections."
Park said, "By listening to diverse voices and, with an open attitude, approving a revised bill that everyone can accept, in itself proves that the Democratic Party is a living, vibrant democratic party," adding, "Jung Chung-rae demonstrated party democracy leadership of acceptance and deliberation during this party constitution amendment process."
Earlier, on the 5th, the Democratic Party put to a vote at the Central Committee amendments to the party constitution and party rules to elect both metropolitan and basic proportional representation council members with "100% dues-paying member vote," but all were voted down for failing to meet a majority of incumbent commissioners.
Afterward, the party leadership prepared a revised plan that, when electing proportional representation candidates for metropolitan council members, reflects 100% dues-paying member votes as in the original plan, but when electing proportional representation candidates for basic council members, reflects 50% each of votes by "Standing Committee members," who are members of the decision-making bodies of city and provincial party chapters, and "dues-paying members."