Open Democratic Party Leader Choi Kang-wook Receives 99.6% Support

Cheong Chang-wook, Emergency Committee Chairman of the Open Democratic Party, is attending the Emergency Committee meeting held at the Central Party Office in Yeouido, Seoul on the 22nd, delivering an opening remark. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] Choi Kang-wook has been elected as the leader of the Open Democratic Party.

The Open Democratic Party announced on the 12th that in the party-wide vote for the party leader held over 24 hours starting from 8 a.m. on the 11th, candidate Choi Kang-wook, running unopposed, was elected with 99.6% support. The total number of eligible voters was 87,772, with 6,915 voting, showing a participation rate of 78.8%.

Choi stated, "I feel a heavy sense of responsibility. I will do my best to realize the will of the party members who are the owners of the Open Democratic Party," and added, "I will form the leadership team and introduce them as soon as possible." He plans to appoint five Supreme Council members, a secretary-general, and party officials by the end of the upcoming weekend.

Choi, a former Blue House Secretary for Public Office Discipline under the Moon Jae-in administration, was elected as number 2 on the Open Democratic Party's proportional representation list. He is currently under investigation for allegations of issuing a false internship certificate to the son of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk.

The Open Democratic Party plans to hold a delegate appointment ceremony on the 16th as its first event. Following that, starting with a regional party member meeting in Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 17th, it will sequentially hold nationwide party member meetings by region.

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