The Justice Party said on the 29th that it elected former lawmaker Yang Gyeong-gyu as its new party leader.
Yang, the former lawmaker, ran unopposed in this party leadership election and won with 94.7% (3,409 votes) in favor. Opposition was 5.3% (191 votes). The term is two years.
In his victory remarks, Yang said he would "set out to build a bigger and new mass progressive party."
Yang, a former labor activist, served as vice chairperson of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce labor union, and inaugural vice leader of the Democratic Labor Party.
In 2024, when former proportional representative Ryu Ho-jeong of the Justice Party lost her seat due to leaving the party, he succeeded to the post and served as a member of the 21st National Assembly for about four months.
This election was conducted with online voting on the 24th–28th and automated response system (ARS) voting on the 29th. Of 9,738 eligible voters, 3,724 participated, posting a turnout of 38.2%.
During the candidate registration period held on the 10th–11th, the Justice Party had no applicants for either the party leader or deputy leader elections, so it extended the deadline to the 18th.
The deputy leader election, which was to be held together, had no candidates and remains vacant. The Justice Party plans to hold the deputy leader election again after re-announcing it at a later date.