Democratic Party Confirms 8 Regional Election Committee Chairs... Kim Jin-pyo for Gyeonggi, Lee Gae-ho for Honam

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[Asia Economy Reporter Won Dara] The Democratic Party of Korea has finalized eight regional election campaign committee chairpersons.

Lee Hyeong-seok, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, said to reporters after the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 19th, "Today, the Supreme Council approved eight regional campaign committee chairpersons," adding, "Assemblyman Kim Jin-pyo will take charge of Gyeonggi Province, Lee Gae-ho for Honam, Park Byeong-seok for Chungcheong, Song Young-gil for Incheon, and Lee Kwang-jae for Gangwon."

It is known that Lee In-young, the floor leader of the Democratic Party, is in the final stages of deciding whether to take the position of campaign committee chairperson for the Seoul area. Former Presidential Chief of Staff Lim Jong-seok, who was initially expected to take the Honam campaign chair position, was not included in the list.

Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon is scheduled to oversee the nationwide election campaign as a campaign committee chairperson along with party leader Lee Hae-chan. A Democratic Party official stated, "The decision to operate regional campaign committee chairpersons was made because it was deemed physically difficult for former Prime Minister Lee, who is running in Jongno, to lead election campaigns across all regions nationwide." This is the first time the Democratic Party has formed regional campaign committees for a general election rather than a local election.

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Assemblyman Lee, who will serve as the Honam campaign committee chairperson, said in a phone interview with Asia Economy, "I will do my best for Honam's victory in the general election," adding, "We lost 25 seats in the last general election, so shouldn't we recover all of them this time?" He also explained the reason for their selection as campaign committee chairpersons, saying, "It seems to be because they have consistently managed their regions over time."

The Democratic Party plans to officially launch the campaign committee on the 20th. A party official said, "All eight regional campaign committee chairpersons will attend the launch ceremony."

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