Seol Hoon, who criticized Lee, takes the forefront... Emphasis on 'One Team' in the ruling party's campaign committee

Park Yong-jin, Kim Du-kwan, Hong Young-pyo, and Others
Announce Formation of Joint Election Committee Co-Chairs

All 169 Affiliated Members Attend
Large Election Committee Officially Launches Tomorrow

[Asia Economy Reporters Oh Ju-yeon and Jeon Jin-young] The Democratic Party officially launched a large-scale election countermeasure committee on the 2nd, with all 169 affiliated lawmakers participating, marking the start of the presidential election system. Ahead of the People Power Party, which will finalize its presidential candidate on the 5th, the Democratic Party is focusing on shaking off the aftereffects of the primary and maximizing the 'One Team' principle as it organizes the presidential race.

Song Young-gil, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Yoon Ho-jung, floor leader, are attending the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 1st. Photo by Yoon Dong-ju doso7@

On the morning of the 1st, Party Leader Song Young-gil said at the Supreme Council meeting, "Most of the candidates who ran until the end, including former leader Lee Nak-yeon, have agreed to become one team by taking roles as standing advisors, co-chairs, and honorary election committee chairs," adding, "The government, candidate Lee Jae-myung, and the party's election committee will unite as a trinity to take care of people's livelihoods and support uninterrupted development for the public." On the same day, the Democratic Party passed a resolution at the Party Affairs Committee to delegate the authority to establish and organize the election committee to the Supreme Council and the party leader. Accordingly, the formation of the election committee can be appointed through consultation between candidate Lee, Leader Song, and the Supreme Council.

The first personnel appointments, which will decide honorary and co-chairs of the election committee, co-vice chairs, and headquarters chiefs, will be announced in the afternoon by Secretary-General Yoon Kwan-seok and former Lee Jae-myung presidential campaign general director Jo Jeong-sik. By appointing figures who were competing candidates to key positions such as election committee chairs, the party is expected to create a horizontal leadership structure under the One Team principle. Summarizing what has been confirmed so far, former leader Lee Nak-yeon and former Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun will serve as standing advisors to the election committee, former Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae will be named honorary election committee chair, and lawmakers Park Yong-jin and Kim Du-kwan are expected to serve as co-chairs.

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Additionally, lawmakers Seol Hoon and Hong Young-pyo from former leader Lee Nak-yeon's camp, lawmakers Woo Won-shik and Byun Jae-il from Lee Jae-myung's camp, and lawmaker Kim Young-joo from former Prime Minister Chung's camp are also expected to join as co-chairs. The joint general directors are rumored to include Jo Jeong-sik from Lee Jae-myung's camp, Park Kwang-on from Lee Nak-yeon's faction, and Ahn Kyu-baek from Chung Sye-kyun's faction. Leader Song Young-gil will serve as the ex officio standing election committee chair as per tradition, and Supreme Council members will take on roles as vice chairs of the election committee.

The Democratic Party will complete the first round of appointments on this day and officially launch the election committee tomorrow. The event is planned to be a large-scale gathering with 499 participants, including party leadership and key election committee members.

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