Democratic Party Announces Proportional Representation Candidates... Kim Hong-gul, Choi Hye-young, and Others Pass

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The Democratic Party of Korea has finalized 48 proportional representation candidates for the April 15 general election. These candidates will be assigned their final rankings through votes by the National Nomination Review Committee and the Central Committee ranking vote.

The Democratic Party's Proportional Representation Recommendation Management Committee announced on the 4th that, through interviews and evaluations conducted from the 2nd to the 4th, a total of 48 candidates were selected as nominees for the National Nomination Review Committee vote from 128 applicants: 8 in the restricted competition category and 40 in the general competition category.

All of the Democratic Party's recruited talents who applied as proportional representation candidates passed the interview evaluation, including Professor Choi Hye-young of Gangdong University, who is a leading candidate for the number 1 proportional representation spot; Kim Byung-joo, former Deputy Commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command; Won Ok-geum, President of the Vietnamese Residents Association in Korea; Lee So-hyun, known as 'Taeho's Mom'; and fusion energy expert Dr. Lee Kyung-soo.

Kim Hong-gul, chairman of the National Integration Committee and the third son of former President Kim Dae-jung, also passed the interview and was included in the final list of proportional representation candidates.

The Democratic Party stated, "During the three days of candidate interviews and evaluations, outstanding candidates from various fields applied, which made the recommendation management committee deliberate extensively on candidate selection," adding, "The Proportional Representation Recommendation Management Committee selected candidates through six rounds of discussions (recommending 60% women)."

They continued, "Among four candidates in their 20s, three women and one man were recommended; among six candidates in their 30s, five women and one man were recommended," emphasizing, "Special focus was placed on youth sector evaluations in line with the spirit of the times."

The Democratic Party will hold an online election campaign period from the 4th to the 9th, followed by a two-day vote by the National Nomination Review Committee on the 10th and 11th. Subsequently, the Central Committee ranking vote will be conducted on the 14th.

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