Yoo Dong-cheol, head of the Busan Suyeong District Committee and a candidate in the Democratic Party of Korea Supreme Council by-election, resigned from the race.
Chairperson Yoo held a press conference at the National Assembly on the morning of the 6th and said, "I am resigning from the candidacy today," adding, "During the campaign, rather than the success of the Lee Jae-myung administration, only one person, one vote is running rampant."
Yoo added, "Before we knew it, one person, one vote was being used as a tool for someone's party leadership contest," and asked, "The national convention where one person, one vote applies is in August, and the local elections are just five months away. Where is the strategy for the local elections?" This is seen as a criticism of party leader Jung Chung-rae, who advocates the one person, one vote system.
Yoo said, "The campaign period was not long, but it was enough time to test sincerity and ability," adding, "Who is falsely talking about party member sovereignty and one person, one vote, and who is talking about hollow party-government-Blue House cooperation—our wise Democratic Party comrades will have figured it out."
Rep. Lee Geon-tae, classified as a pro–Lee Jae-myung (pro-Lee) figure, joined Chairperson Yoo's resignation press conference. Lee said, "I support the candidate who will carry on Yoo Dong-cheol's dream."