Song Young-gil, a lawmaker expected to run in the Democratic Party of Korea convention in Aug., said the party "must present clear measures and a vision for people in their 20s and 30s if it is to move forward."
Meeting reporters ahead of a Democratic Party workshop in Yongsan District, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 3rd, Song said, "The theme President Xi Jinping presented to mark the 105th anniversary of the Communist Party's founding was youth," adding, "This has very significant implications for the Democratic Party."
He continued, "A party without support from youth and people in their 20s and 30s has no future," stressing, "The Democratic Party must be reborn and become a party that appeals to youths in their 20s and 30s, a party that shows them dreams."
Song also mentioned the "Jang Bogo Project" he proposed. He said, "We are refining a plan to send 10,000 people each year around the world and support them so they can study the region and its culture for a year," explaining, "The idea is to provide opportunities to young people through annual investments of 2 trillion to 3 trillion won."
He added, "We are also preparing a plan to radically solve the housing problem for young people," and said, "We will announce the related vision at an appropriate time."
He also expressed support for giving weight to people in their 20s and 30s under the "one person, one vote" system, which is being discussed as a point of contention at the convention. He said it is "a way to move toward genuine party member sovereignty."
He added, "We are preparing to innovate party operations with AI," and said, "We aim to create an AI-based party in which party members' opinions are reflected in all policy decision-making processes, not just 'one person, one vote' applied only during the party leader election."