Democratic Party says "Difficult to postpone primary" despite Kim Du-kwan's self-quarantine

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] The Democratic Party of Korea clarified on the 20th that it will hold the presidential primary election as scheduled, regardless of the request from lawmaker Kim Du-gwan, who is a close contact of a COVID-19 case, to postpone the primary.

After the Supreme Council meeting on the same day, Chief Spokesperson Ko Yong-jin told reporters, “The leadership's position is that considering various upcoming schedules, a postponement does not seem easy,” conveying this stance.

Kim’s camp requested a postponement of the primary by about a week due to his son, who was helping the campaign, testing positive for COVID-19.

Chief Spokesperson Ko said, “There was a consensus that internal schedules should be adjusted as much as possible to ensure that the candidate does not suffer disadvantages or feel excluded,” adding, “Even if the debate must proceed inevitably, there was a request to consider allowing online participation or participation from isolated locations.”

Chief Spokesperson Ko also stated, “There was a request from Kim’s side to postpone the primary by about a week, but considering various circumstances, the leadership believes it will be difficult,” and assured, “We will take measures to ensure that the quarantined candidate does not suffer significant harm.”

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